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dial n.拨号盘；刻度盘；日晷；钟面v.拨号；打电话 (1) 号码就在拨号盘上。(2) 请将电话机清理一下,包括拨号盘。(3) 刻度盘显示出压力有微小变化。(4) 你能读出刻度盘上的读数吗？(5) 日晷在暗中，如何起作用?(6) 那只钟面是夜光的。(7) 那里有个钟面，指明开车的时间。(8) 拨电话前先把钱放进去。(9) 要打长途怎么拨号?(10) 晚上打电话优惠吗? 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.

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英 ['daɪəl] 美 ['daɪəl] (1) The phone number is on the dial.(2) Please clean the telephone set including the dial.(3) The dial records very slight variations in pressure.(4) Can you read the number on the dial?(5) What is the good of a sun dial in the shade?(6) The clock dial is illuminated at night.(7) There was a dial that showed when the bus left.(8) Put in the money before dialing.(9) What number shall I dial to get long - distance ?(10) Is there any discount if I dial in the evening? 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. in AM, use 美国英语用 dialing, dialed1[N-COUNT 可数名词]钟面；表盘；（仪表等的）刻度盘，标度盘 A dial is the part of a machine or instrument such as a clock or watch which shows you the time or a measurement that has been recorded. The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven...夜光钟面显示时间为 6点 55 分。The dials of most barometers are inscribed with weather terms.大多数气压计的盘面都刻有天气术语。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（装置或设备的）调节器，控制器 A dial is a control on a device or piece of equipment which you can move in order to adjust the setting, for example to select or change the frequency on a radio or the temperature of a heater. He turned the dial on the radio...他转动收音机的电台旋钮。The heat dial was set at 150 degrees.温度调节器设定在 150 度。3[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指老式电话机的)拨号盘 On some telephones, especially older ones, the dial is the disc on the front that you turn with your finger to choose the number that you want to call. The disc has holes in it, and numbers or letters behind the holes. ...turning the dial on the phone.打转盘拨号电话4[VERB 动词]拨(电话号码) If you dial or if you dial a number, you turn the dial or press the buttons on a telephone in order to phone someone.   [V n]  [V]He lifted the phone and dialled her number...他拿起电话，拨打了她的号码。He dialled, and spoke briefly to the duty officer.他拨通了电话，跟值班员简短地说了几句。

英语单词	dial
英美音标	英 ['daɪəl] 美 ['daɪəl]
中文释义	n.拨号盘；刻度盘；日晷；钟面 v.拨号；打电话
英语例句	(1) The phone number is on the dial. (2) Please clean the telephone set including the dial. (3) The dial records very slight variations in pressure. (4) Can you read the number on the dial? (5) What is the good of a sun dial in the shade? (6) The clock dial is illuminated at night. (7) There was a dial that showed when the bus left. (8) Put in the money before dialing. (9) What number shall I dial to get long - distance ? (10) Is there any discount if I dial in the evening?
中文例句	(1) 号码就在拨号盘上。 (2) 请将电话机清理一下,包括拨号盘。 (3) 刻度盘显示出压力有微小变化。 (4) 你能读出刻度盘上的读数吗？ (5) 日晷在暗中，如何起作用? (6) 那只钟面是夜光的。 (7) 那里有个钟面，指明开车的时间。 (8) 拨电话前先把钱放进去。 (9) 要打长途怎么拨号? (10) 晚上打电话优惠吗?
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	in AM, use 美国英语用 dialing, dialed 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]钟面；表盘；（仪表等的）刻度盘，标度盘 A dial is the part of a machine or instrument such as a clock or watch which shows you the time or a measurement that has been recorded. The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven... 夜光钟面显示时间为 6点 55 分。 The dials of most barometers are inscribed with weather terms. 大多数气压计的盘面都刻有天气术语。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（装置或设备的）调节器，控制器 A dial is a control on a device or piece of equipment which you can move in order to adjust the setting, for example to select or change the frequency on a radio or the temperature of a heater. He turned the dial on the radio... 他转动收音机的电台旋钮。 The heat dial was set at 150 degrees. 温度调节器设定在 150 度。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指老式电话机的)拨号盘 On some telephones, especially older ones, the dial is the disc on the front that you turn with your finger to choose the number that you want to call. The disc has holes in it, and numbers or letters behind the holes. ...turning the dial on the phone. 打转盘拨号电话 4 [VERB 动词]拨(电话号码) If you dial or if you dial a number, you turn the dial or press the buttons on a telephone in order to phone someone. [V n] [V] He lifted the phone and dialled her number... 他拿起电话，拨打了她的号码。 He dialled, and spoke briefly to the duty officer. 他拨通了电话，跟值班员简短地说了几句。

Dial Number Clock Phone Disc N Count 可数名词 Telephone