| 词汇 | dial |
| 释义 | DIAL adjective dumb in any language. Said of truly incommunicative hospital patients US, 1994dial 1. noun the face US, 1842 2. verb 1 in a prayer group, to pray first. Not much language used by the religious qualifies as slang, but this certainly does US, 1990. 2 in foot-propelled scootering, to get a trick right UK, 2000.► dial a trafto fart. When the spelling of each word is reversed the sense is revealed: 'laid a fart' US, 1998 dial in/into dial in • dial into sth to connect one computer to others by using a modem. A modem is a piece of electronic equipment which lets one computer send information to another through telephone wires.: It can take quite a long time to dial into the Internet. People working at home can dial in over a modem, and get access to their files.dial-in adj always before noun a dial-in service, system etc connects one computer to others by using a modem: Comcast plans to set up a dial-in service. dial out dial out to use a telephone in order to phone someone who is not in the same office building as you: If you want to dial out, press nine and then dial the number. dial backTo lessen something, especially in intensity. I could barely move my arms all week—I guess it's time to dial back the workouts! dial downTo lessen something, especially in intensity. I could barely move my arms all week—I guess it's time to dial down the workouts! pocket dial1. verb To inadvertently make a phone call by accidentally sitting or otherwise pressing on one's phone (typically when it is in one's pocket). A: "Do you know why Grandma called me last night?" B: "Oh, I think she just pocket dialed you." 2. noun The act of making such a phone call. I was excited when Jill called me for the first time in months, but she didn't actually want to talk to me—it was just a pocket dial. rotary dialThe disk on a rotary telephone that is turned to dial a phone number. I hated having to use a rotary dial as a kid—it's so much easier to dial a phone number by pressing buttons. dial up1. verb To call someone on the telephone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dial" and "up." Well, then dial Joe up and see what he has to say about all this! 2. noun A method of connecting to the Internet via a telephone line. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. Remember the terrible sound that dial-up used to make? Yikes. 3. adjective Describing a method of connecting to the Internet via a telephone line. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. Remember how slow dial-up Internet used to be? Yikes. *wrong number1. Lit. an incorrect telephone number. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; dial ~; give someone ~.) He got the wrong number and hung up. When a young child answered, I knew I had the wrong number. 2. Fig. [a state of being] incorrect, late, inaccurate, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Boy, do you have the wrong number! Get with it! You have missed the boat again. You have the wrong number! dial upv. To telephone someone or something: I dialed up my dentist and made an appointment. Would you dial your sister up and ask her what time she's coming over? |
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