| 单词 | dial |
| 释义 | dial (once / 1092 pages) nv A dial is a circle that has a series of numbers or marks representing numbers, like the dial of a clock face, a compass, or an old-fashioned telephone. If you have a watch that glows in the dark, it's the dial you can see even in a dark movie theater. Old telephones and televisions both have dials — the first has numbers from zero to nine in a circle, and the latter has a round disc for changing channels. When you call someone, you can say that you dial their number. In fact, people tend to use the word dial when they use a phone, even if they're pushing buttons or tapping a touch screen. The Latin root is dialis, "daily," and the earliest dial was a sundial. WORD FAMILYdial: dialed, dialing, dialled, dialling, dials USAGE EXAMPLESTo implement the new area code, the commission also approved mandatory 10-digit dialing for all Western Washington area codes by the fall of 2017. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Were you ever tempted to dial that back? Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Dial also said Federal Bureau of Investigation officials told him they interviewed Spencer and that he denounced the "Daily Stormer" postings. Reuters(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments Hyper indicator a device for showing the operating condition of some system 2n the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours Hyper face the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) 3n the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning Hyper control, controller a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine 4n a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called Syn|Hyper telephone dial selector, selector switch a switch that is used to select among alternatives 5v choose by means of a dial dial a telephone number Hyper choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 6v operate a dial to select a telephone number You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial Hyper control, operate handle and cause to function |
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