| 释义 |
dial/daiəl/ n. & v.●n. 1 the face of a clock or watch, marked to show the hours etc. (钟、表显示小时等的)刻度盘 2 a similar flat plate marked with a scale for measuring weight, volume, pressure, consumption, etc., indicated by a pointer 标度盘(表示重量、容积、压力、耗损等) 3 a movable disc on a telephone, with finger-holes and numbers for making a connection (电话机的)拨号盘 4a a plate or disc etc. on a radio or television set for selecting wavelength or channel (收音机或电视的)选台标度盘(指示板等) b a similar selecting device on other equipment, e.g. a washing machine (其他器械上带选择装置的)标度盘(如洗衣机) 5 Brit. slang a person's face [英] [俚语]脸蛋 ●v. (dialled, dialling; US [美] dialed, dialing) 1 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) select (a telephone number) by means of a dial or set of buttons (拨动电话号码盘或按钮)打拨号电话 dialled 999 拨打 999 2 tr. measure, indicate, or regulate by means of a dial (通过刻度盘)测量；标明；规定 □ dialler n.[Middle English, = sundial, from medieval Latin diale ‘clock-dial’, ultimately from Latin dies ‘day’] |