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dial

UK //ˈdaɪ.əl//US //ˈdaɪ.əl//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:knob, control, face

verb

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。)

同义词:call, ring, phone

常见短语

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。)