dial
['daɪ.əl] verb intransitive or transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
ADVANCED
■to operate a telephone or make a telephone call to someone by pressing a particular series of buttons with numbers, or moving a disc with numbers, on the telephone 拨号，按号码•Can I dial this number direct , or do I have to go through the operator?我可以直接拨这个号码还是需要透过话务员接转？ •Dial 0 for the switchboard.总机拨0。
['daɪ.əl] noun countable
MEASURING DEVICE 测量仪器
■the part of a machine or device which shows you a measurement of something such as speed or time 表盘，仪表盘•Can you read what it says on the dial?你能读出仪表盘上的读数吗？ •The dial of/on his watch (= the part of it which has the numbers on it) had a picture of Mickey Mouse on it.他手表的表盘上有一个米奇老鼠的图案。 ■a device on an instrument which you move in order to control it or make changes to it 旋钮，调节器•You turn this dial to find a different radio station.转动这个旋钮可选择不同的广播电台。
['daɪ.əl] noun countable
TELEPHONE 电话
■the disc with numbers on old-fashioned telephones which you turn when you make a telephone call （老式电话机的）拨号盘 |