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dial down

释义

dial down

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	dial down
he/she/it	dials down
present participle	dialling down
past tense	dialled down
past participle	dialled down

1
to use the controls on a machine to reduce the level of heat, light or sound
Put insulation around the heater and the pipes and dial down the thermostat.
Synonyms and related words
To make a machine or piece of equipment work
activate
actuate
coax
2
to reduce the level of tension or intensity in a situation
The two leaders have agreed that they need to dial down the extent to which their parties pick public fights with each other.
With any exercise, dial it down a level from what you think you can accomplish.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 22/04/2012
Synonyms and related words
To make someone less nervous or upset
soothe
comfort
reassure

dial down

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	dial down
he/she/it	dials down
present participle	dialing down or dialling down
past tense	dialed down
past participle	dialed down

1
to use the controls on a machine to reduce the level of heat, light or sound
Put insulation around the heater and the pipes and dial down the thermostat.
2
to reduce the level of tension or intensity in a situation
It’s important for the rhetoric in Washington, D.C. to be dialed down a couple of notches
I am asking you to dial it down or go elsewhere.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 22/04/2012

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