单词 | to dial in |
释义 | > as lemmasto dial in to dial in 1. transitive. To enter (a telephone number) by turning the disc of a telephone dial or (later) by pushing buttons on a keypad or touch screen. ΚΠ 1924 Trans. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 43 377/2 Due to the arrangement of wiring on the cross connecting block which allows the number dialed in to be converted into any other number of either more or less digits, the call is actually routed over a number combination most favorable to the various offices through which it passes. 1956 Fortn. Telephone Engineer Aug. 19/3 The called number, which was dialed in by the caller, is pulsed out through the recorder to the toll ticketing selector. 1986 T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1987) v. 60 Pipes picked up his phone and dialled in a three-digit number, his direct line to CINCLANT. 2008 C. T. Adams & C. Clamp Timesless Moon 250 Taking a deep breath, he dialed in the number. A male voice answered on the first ring. 2. transitive. To tune a radio or television to (a particular station or programme) by means of a dial. Also intransitive.Now historical with reference to television. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [verb (transitive)] > tune to specific channel to tune in on or in to1913 to dial in1931 1931 Radio Digest Apr. 83/1 Like to hear some music play? Dial in. 1944 Billboard 22 Jan. 11/4 Listeners consistently dialed in out-of-town stations. 1951 National Jewish Monthly Apr. 278/2 Viewers who had dialed in Benny stayed to see Levenson. 1998 Canad. Geographic Sept. 92/1 Her grandmother sometimes dialed in the BBC when it played Inuit songs from Greenland. 2006 M. Walker Laurel Canyon i. 8 I would dial in the Spade Cooley live TV show every Saturday night from Los Angeles. 3. transitive. To set or regulate (a device) by means of a dial or similar control mechanism. ΚΠ 1956 Science 27 July 194/2 (advt.) Desired magnifications simply ‘dialed-in’ by rotation of calibrated cylinder. 1982 Pop. Photogr. Apr. 46/3 The control of color filtration is stepless, allowing you to dial in any filtration you want without any compromise. 2009 R. Hock Perfect Edge ii. 32/1 If you have a very accurate oven in the kitchen..just dial in the target temperature and heat your blade in the oven for the time required. 4. intransitive. To gain access to a computer, network, etc., over a telephone line by the use of a modem. Cf. to dial up 1b(b) at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > network > [verb (intransitive)] > connect to log in or on1963 to sign into ——1971 to dial in1972 to dial into ——1972 to sign in1973 1972 Computing Center Newslet. 18 Aug. 4/2 A research group with a terminal would be smart to ‘reserve’ a port for its terminal by dialing in and remaining connected all day. 1988 InfoWorld 22 Aug. 16/5 The Ditto screen-sharing program uses a command structure and can access other PCs across a network or can dial in via a modem or an X.25 link. 1998 D. S. Bennahum Extra Life vii. 127 Students used the Grumman computer, dialing in by modem from the old computer club room. 5. transitive (in passive). colloquial. a. Of a thing: to be set up precisely and perfectly so as to perform at a high standard. ΚΠ 1977 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 19 May 22/2 We put a new motor in (this week) and we're breaking it in right now. We're trying to get it dialed in. We're not pushing too hard. 1985 Cycle World May 63/1 Once dialed-in, the Husky fork is one of the best there is across the desert. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Dec. iii. 2/1 (advt.) After 30 years of managing fixed-income investments, our method for analyzing bonds is dialed in. b. Of a person: to be or become so focused that one is able to perform to the best of one's abilities. ΚΠ 1988 R. Rayner Los Angeles without Map iii. 68 Dudes like that, they're totally dialled in. They can earn a quarter of a million a year, serious coin. 1999 Sunday Mirror 10 Oct. 70/5 I didn't really get dialled in at all until the final qualifying session on Saturday. 2009 C. James Game Day 205 Hard-core fans can hear in your analysis if you're dialed in to their team or not. < as lemmas |
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