dialing is dial's Present Participle

dial

US [ˈdaɪəl]
UK ['daɪəlɪŋ]
  • v.拨；调；拨(电话号码)；用矿用罗盘测量；拨(电话号码)；用矿用罗盘测量
  • n.(钟表等的)针盘；(仪表等的)标度盘；(电话的)拨号盘；日晷；转盘；号码；千分表；旋钮
  • Web正在拨号；拔号；传真机正在拨号
Plural Form：dials  Past Participle：dialed  Present Participle：dialing  

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dialing
n.
1.
表盘；刻度盘；标度盘；仪表盘the face of a clock or watch, or a similar control on a machine, piece of equipment or vehicle that shows a measurement of time, amount, speed, temperature, etc.
an alarm clock with a luminous dial
夜光闹钟
Check the tyre pressure on the dial.
检查一下仪表盘显示的车胎压力。
2.
（收音机、炉、灶等的）调节盘，控制盘the round control on a radio, cooker/stove, etc. that you turn in order to adjust sth, for example to choose a particular station or to choose a particular temperature
3.
（旧式电话机的）拨号盘the round part on some older telephones, with holes for the fingers, that you move around to call a particular number
v.
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拨（电话号码）to use a telephone by pushing buttons or turning the dial to call a number
He dialled the number and waited.
他拨号后便等着通话。
Dial 0033 for France.
打电话到法国拨 0033。

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Definition:
AllAll,拨拨,调调,用矿用罗盘测量用矿用罗盘测量,针盘针盘,标度盘标度盘,拨号盘拨号盘,日晷日晷,转盘转盘,号码号码,千分表千分表,旋钮旋钮,正在拨号正在拨号,拔号拔号,传真机正在拨号传真机正在拨号
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1.
He kept dialing the private numbers of top executives and thrusting his cell phone at me to hear their sleepy yet enthusiastic replies.
他不断拨打着一些企业首席执行官们的私人号码，并且把电话放到我耳边让我听那些老总们疲惫但是热情的回答。
tā bú duàn bō dǎ zhe yì xiē qǐ yè shǒu xí zhí xíng guān men de sī rén hào mǎ , bìng qiě bǎ diàn huà fàng dào wǒ ěr biān ràng wǒ tīng nà xiē lǎo zǒng men pí bèi dàn shì rè qíng de huí dá 。
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2.
She said she had spent a sleepless night on Tuesday, repeatedly dialing phone numbers in Haiti and getting no answer.
她说她星期二一夜没睡，一遍又一遍的拨打通往海地的电话，可是没有回应。
tā shuō tā xīng qī èr yī yè méi shuì , yī biàn yòu yī biàn de bō dǎ tōng wǎng hǎi dì de diàn huà , kě shì méi yǒu huí yìng 。
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3.
He picks up the phone, starting dialing her number. . . ringing never stops. . . he never stop dialing. . .
他拿起电话，开始拨打她的号码…铃声一直响…他就一直拨…
tā ná qǐ diàn huà , kāi shǐ bō dǎ tā de hào mǎ … líng shēng yì zhí xiǎng … tā jiù yī zhí bō …
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You could say that I ordered takeout with such frequency that my dialing finger practically started to evolve into the shape of a phone key.
可以说，频繁按动叫外卖的电话号码，我的手指也快变成电话的按键了。
kě yǐ shuō , pín fán àn dòng jiào wài mài de diàn huà hào mǎ , wǒ de shǒu zhǐ yě kuài biàn chéng diàn huà de àn jiàn le 。
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When using Pingo from your mobile, do not hit the "Send" button after dialing the number you intend to call.
使用手机拨打Pingo电话，拨完要致电的号码后无需再按“发送”键。
shǐ yòng shǒu jī bō dǎ Pingo diàn huà , bō wán yào zhì diàn de hào mǎ hòu wú xū zài àn " fā sòng " jiàn 。
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6.
I decide to call fong, but receive a text message form her as i was dialing. It said that she miss me and ask me to come back to hers.
我决定给方打电话。在号码还没有拨完的时候，我收到了方发来的短信：玫玫，回来吧，我想你。
wǒ jué dìng gěi fāng dǎ diàn huà 。 zài hào mǎ hái méi yǒu bō wán de shí hou , wǒ shōu dào le fāng fā lái de duǎn xìn : méi méi , huí lái ba , wǒ xiǎng nǐ 。
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7.
When after fooling around all day with routers etc, you pick up the phone and start dialing an IP number.
跟路由器之类亲热了一天之后，你拿起电话，开始拨IP号。
gēn lù yóu qì zhī lèi qīn rè le yī tiān zhī hòu , nǐ ná qǐ diàn huà , kāi shǐ bō IP hào 。
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8.
Self-dialing has somewhat reduced the number of calls the operators handle, but it has by no means eliminated them completely.
直接拨号可减少话务员所要应付的电话次数，但这绝不等于完全取消了她们的话务工作。
zhí jiē bō hào kě jiǎn shǎo huà wù yuán suǒ yào yìng fù de diàn huà cì shù , dàn zhè jué bù děng yú wán quán qǔ xiāo le tā men de huà wù gōng zuò 。
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"The salamanders are dialing the timeline back a few steps, " he said.
桑切兹·阿尔瓦拉多说：“蝾螈只是把时间表回拨了几步，它们不是回到胚胎状态，然后让一个细胞奋起直追。”
sāng qiē zī · ā ěr wǎ lā duō shuō : " róng yuán zhǐ shì bǎ shí jiān biǎo huí bō le jǐ bù , tā men bú shì huí dào pēi tāi zhuàng tài , rán hòu ràng yī gè xì bāo fèn qǐ zhí zhuī 。 "
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"My first job was dialing for dollars for the RNC, trying to get old ladies to give $25, " Connerty says.
“我第一份工作是在RNC公司做电话销售，说服老太太掏出25美元。”Connerty说道。
" wǒ dì yī fèn gōng zuò shì zài RNC gōng sī zuò diàn huà xiāo shòu , shuō fú lǎo tài tài tāo chū èr shí wǔ měi yuán 。 " Connerty shuō dào 。
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