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源自中古英语 'diale',本意为日晷的计时面,后引申为各种圆形刻度盘。词根与拉丁语 'dies'(日)相关。
❶ 指电话、收音机等设备上用于选择号码或频道的圆形转盘或数字按键区域。
“She turned the dial to change the radio station.”
(她转动旋钮切换收音机频道。)
“Old phones had a rotary dial with numbers.”
(老式电话配有带数字的旋转拨号盘。)
❶ 通过拨动转盘或按键输入电话号码来打电话的动作。
“Dial 911 in case of emergency.”
(紧急情况请拨打911。)
“She dialed the wrong number twice.”
(她两次拨错了号码。)
dial up — 通过调制解调器连接互联网,现多用于形容缓慢的旧式网络连接。
“In the 1990s, we had to dial up to access the internet.”
(90年代我们需要拨号才能上网。)
dial down — 降低强度或程度,常用于指减少情绪、音量或冲突的激烈程度。
“The manager asked the team to dial down the aggression.”
(经理要求团队降低对抗性。)