( <美> 亦作dialog)
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- conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film（书本、戏剧或电影中两人或多人间的）对话：
the book consisted of a series of dialogues
这本书中有一系列的对话
mass noun passages of dialogue.几段对话。
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- a discussion between two or more people or groups, especially one directed towards exploration of a particular subject or resolution of a problem（为探讨某个特定主题或解决问题而进行的）对话：
the USA would enter into a direct dialogue with Vietnam
美国愿意和越南直接对话
mass noun interfaith dialogue.不同宗教信仰团体间的对话。
no obj.
1- chiefly N. Amer. take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem〈主北美〉（为解决问题而）参加对话, 进行讨论：
he stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas.
他声明不和游击队对话。
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- with obj. provide (a film or play) with a dialogue为（电影, 戏剧）配上对白。
短语
dialogue of the deaf
- a discussion in which each party is unresponsive to what the others say聋子的对话（指对话各方对其他方所说的话充耳不闻的对话）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French dialoge, via Latin from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai 'converse with'， from dia 'through' + legein 'speak'.