dial

US [ˈdaɪəl]
UK ['daɪəl]
  • n.表盘;(钟表等的)针盘;(仪表等的)标度盘;(电话的)拨号盘
  • v.拨(电话号码);用矿用罗盘测量;调;用标度测量
  • Web刻度盘;钟面;表盘式
Plural Form:dials  Past Participle:dialed  Present Participle:dialing  
DIAL
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.
1.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
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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