dial-up

/ˈdī(-ə)l-ˌəp/ (ame, mw)

dial-up — 形容詞

1. describes an older kind of internet or computer connection that works by having

1.形容詞B2
釋義

撥接的

用電話線撥號連網的

describes an older kind of internet or computer connection that works by having a modem call a number on a normal telephone line, so the line cannot be used for phone calls at the same time.

例句

Arjun's family in the village still relies on a slow dial-up connection to check emails.

Arjun 在鄉下的家人仍然靠速度很慢的撥接連線收電子郵件。

attributive: dial-up + connection

Before broadband reached our town, Christopher waited ten minutes for one photo to load on dial-up internet.

寬頻還沒拉到我們鎮上的時候，Christopher 用撥接網路下載一張照片要等十分鐘。

common collocation: dial-up internet

反義詞
  • broadband

    the faster always-on technology that replaced dial-up in most homes

  • fibre-optic

    very high-speed cable-based internet; the modern opposite of dial-up

文法句型

dial-up + noun (connection, modem, internet, service)

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun (connection, modem, internet, service, session); rarely appears after 'be'. Often appears in contexts contrasting it with faster modern options such as broadband or fibre.

常見錯誤

❌Our internet is dial-up at home.
✅We have a dial-up internet connection at home.
💡'dial-up' usually goes before a noun, not after 'be' on its own.
❌I will dial-up the website.
✅I will dial up the website.
💡as a verb the two words are separate; the hyphenated form is only the adjective.