dashboard
/ˈdæʃbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdæʃbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdash-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw)
dashboard — noun
1. The flat panel inside a vehicle, located under the windscreen near the driver, w
The flat panel inside a vehicle, located under the windscreen near the driver, which contains the speedometer, fuel gauge, and other instruments as well as switches and controls for the car's various systems.
When the engine overheated, a red warning symbol appeared on the dashboard near the temperature gauge.
collocation: dashboard warning symbol / warning light
Mei-Lin dusted the dashboard with a soft cloth before her road trip to Hualien.
Sahil's dashboard had a crack across it, but all the gauges still worked perfectly.
Each morning before driving to work, Aoi checks that the dashboard shows no warning lights.
- instrument panel
more formal and technical; common in aviation and engineering contexts
- gauge cluster
refers specifically to the set of dials and indicators, not the whole panel
- control panel
broader term that can also apply to factory machinery or electronic devices
文法句型
the dashboard
[possessive] dashboard
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, native speakers often say 'the dashboard' rather than repeating the full noun phrase. The singular form is standard even when referring to a single panel containing multiple instruments.
常見錯誤
2. A screen or interface within a computer program, website, or electronic device t
A screen or interface within a computer program, website, or electronic device that collects and presents key data, statistics, or performance information in a visual, organised layout, often also providing controls for managing settings.
Mathieu checks the dashboard each morning for the weekly sales totals.
pattern: log into [system] + see a dashboard
Obi customized the project dashboard to display only tasks that were behind schedule.
collocation: customize the dashboard
A weather dashboard on the city website updates hourly with temperature and rainfall data.
Dahlia set up a marketing dashboard to track social media activity across three platforms.
- control panel
common alternative in software contexts, with a stronger focus on controls than on data display
- data panel
less common; emphasises the data-display function rather than interactive controls
- status board
used especially for live-updating displays in operations or project management
文法句型
the dashboard
a [adjective] dashboard
dashboard + noun
用法筆記
The digital sense of 'dashboard' is a metaphorical extension from the car sense. In software contexts it is often preceded by an adjective describing the data type (e.g. 'analytics dashboard', 'project dashboard', 'marketing dashboard').