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单词 dial
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dialverb [ I or T ]

uk/ˈdaɪ.əl/us/ˈdaɪ.əl/-ll- or US usually -l-

B1 to operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone:

Can I dial this number direct, or do I have to go through the operator?
Dial 0 for the switchboard.

More examples

  • Can I dial this number direct or do I have to go through the switchboard?
  • She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.
  • He dialled 999 and stammered out his name and address.
  • He dialled her number, his heart thumping.
  • There's no response when I dial the number.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Communications - by telephone

  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • alarm call
  • bell
  • break
  • break up
  • call sb up
  • cold-calling
  • conference call
  • connection
  • cut
  • give sb a buzz idiom
  • hash
  • hold
  • put sb through
  • put sth down 1
  • telecommuting
  • tinkle
  • top-up card
  • transfer

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Phrasal verb(s)

dial sth down
dial sth up

dialnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈdaɪ.əl/us/ˈdaɪ.əl/

dial noun [ C ] (MEASURING DEVICE)

the part of a machine or device that shows you a measurement of something such as speed or time:

Can you read what it says on the dial?
The dial of/on his watch had a picture of Mickey Mouse on it.

a device on an instrument that you move in order to control it or make changes to it:

You turn this dial to find a different radio station.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Measuring, weighing, & counting devices

  • calculator
  • calipers
  • dipstick
  • gradation
  • hydrograph
  • instrument
  • light meter
  • manometer
  • meter
  • micrometer
  • potometer
  • rangefinder
  • ruler
  • scope
  • sensor
  • spirit level
  • tachometer
  • tape measure
  • theodolite
  • weighbridge

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dial noun [ C ] (PHONE)

the disc with numbers on old-fashioned phones that you turn when you make a call

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Communications - by telephone

  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • alarm call
  • bell
  • break
  • break up
  • call sb up
  • cold-calling
  • conference call
  • connection
  • cut
  • give sb a buzz idiom
  • hash
  • hold
  • put sb through
  • put sth down 1
  • telecommuting
  • tinkle
  • top-up card
  • transfer

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