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dial 音标拼音: [d'ɑɪəl] [d'ɑɪl] vt. 拨,打电话
vi. 拨,打电话
n. 钟面,刻度盘,拨号盘 拨,打电话拨,打电话钟面,刻度盘,拨号盘 dial拨号; 拨号盘; 刻度盘 dial拨号 dial n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours 2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning 3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments 4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called [ synonym: { dial}, { telephone dial}] v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; " You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" 2: choose by means of a dial; " dial a telephone number" Dial \ Di" al\, n. [ LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See { Deity}.] 1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth' s axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A miner' s compass. [ 1913 Webster] { Dial bird} ( Zool.), an Indian bird ({ Copsychus saularius}), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species. { Dial lock}, a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can be operated. { Dial plate}, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed. [ 1913 Webster]
Dial \ Di" al\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Dialed} or { Dialled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Dialing} or { Dialling}.] 1. To measure with a dial. [ 1913 Webster] Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven. -- Talfourd. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Mining) To survey with a dial. -- Raymond. [ 1913 Webster] 60 Moby Thesaurus words for " dial": appraise, appreciate, assay, assess, buzz, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, call up, check a parameter, compute, countenance, divide, estimate, evaluate, face, fathom, features, gauge, give a ring, graduate, hang up, hold the phone, kisser, listen in, make a call, map, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, mug, pace, pan, phiz, phone, plumb, prize, probe, puss, quantify, quantize, rate, ring, ring off, ring up, size, size up, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading, telephone, triangulate, valuate, value, visage, weigh |
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