dialing
dialing — 動詞
- dialingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dialings3rd person singular
- dialinging-ing form
- dialingedpast simple
1. to press the buttons or turn the numbered disc on a telephone so that you can sp
撥打；撥號
按壓電話數字鍵以接通聯絡
to press the buttons or turn the numbered disc on a telephone so that you can speak to the person or place you are calling
Tyler dialed his sister's number but the line was busy all evening.
Tyler 撥打了他妹妹的號碼，但整晚都佔線。
dial + number
Bao dialed 119 the moment he spotted flames in the upstairs window.
Bao 一看見樓上窗戶冒出火光，立刻撥打了一一九。
dial + emergency number
Eitan picked up the handset and dialed the front desk to book a wake-up call.
Eitan 拿起話筒，撥打櫃檯請他們安排晨喚服務。
Andrés accidentally dialed his old boss while scrolling through his contact list.
Andrés 滑著通訊錄時，不小心撥給了他以前的老闆。
If the main gate is locked when you arrive, just dial this number on the entry phone.
你到的時候如果大門鎖著，就用對講機撥這個號碼。
文法句型
dial + number
dial + person
dial + for + service
用法筆記
When the object is a person, it means calling that person by entering their number. Frequently used with a specific telephone number as the direct object.
常見錯誤
2. to turn or adjust a circular control on a machine so that it works in the way yo
轉調；旋控
轉動旋鈕以選取設定或調控機器
to turn or adjust a circular control on a machine so that it works in the way you want or reaches a particular setting
Iris dialed the oven temperature to 200 degrees for the roast chicken.
Iris 把烤箱溫度轉調到兩百度來烤雞。
dial + temperature setting
Pim slowly dialed the frequency knob until the radio signal came through clearly.
Pim 慢慢轉調頻率旋鈕，直到收音機訊號變得清晰。
Nila dialed the thermostat down to sixteen degrees before getting into bed.
Nila 睡前把恆溫器轉調到十六度。
Rachid carefully dialed the amplifier to the right level for the small jazz club.
Rachid 小心地將擴大機轉調到適合這間小型爵士酒吧的音量。
文法句型
dial + setting
dial + value
dial + adverb (up/down)
用法筆記
Object is a setting, level, or value rather than a person. Common with technical equipment such as radios, thermostats, ovens, and amplifiers. Distinguish from sense 1 (PHONE NUMBER): this sense involves adjusting machinery, not making telephone calls.
常見錯誤
dialing — 名詞
- dialingsingular
- dialingsplural
1. the marked front surface of a clock, meter, or measuring instrument, with number
刻度盤
顯示測量數據的圓形標示面板
the marked front surface of a clock, meter, or measuring instrument, with numbers and a moving needle that points to the current reading
Kasia tapped the fuel dial with her finger, wondering if the needle was stuck.
Kasia 用手指敲了敲油表刻度盤，懷疑指針是不是卡住了。
fuel dial
Lien watched the speed dial creep past ninety as the train picked up pace.
Lien 看著時速刻度盤在火車加速時緩緩超過了九十。
speed dial
Greta checked the pressure dial on the boiler every single morning without fail.
Greta 每天早上都會檢查鍋爐的壓力刻度盤，從不間斷。
The pilot stared at the altitude dial as the plane climbed through thick grey cloud.
飛機穿過濃厚的灰雲時，飛行員緊盯著高度刻度盤。
An old barometer hung on the wall, its brass dial tarnished but still readable.
牆上掛著一個舊氣壓計，黃銅刻度盤雖然失去光澤，但仍可讀取。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (CONTROL KNOB): a measuring dial only displays information and is not turned to change settings. Subject is usually an instrument or gauge.
常見錯誤
2. a round knob or switch on a piece of equipment that you turn to choose a setting
旋鈕；調節鈕
轉動以調整機器設定的圓形控制器
a round knob or switch on a piece of equipment that you turn to choose a setting or adjust how the device works — for example, the volume knob on a stereo system or the heat selector on a cooker
The sound engineer turned the volume dial until the singer's voice filled the hall.
音控師轉動音量旋鈕，直到歌手的聲音充滿整個大廳。
volume dial
Bilal adjusted the brightness dial on the microscope to examine the cell sample.
Bilal 調整顯微鏡的亮度旋鈕，以便觀察細胞樣本。
Iris twisted the tuning dial back and forth, searching for a station without static.
Iris 來回轉動調頻旋鈕，尋找沒有雜音的電臺。
The heating dial on the bathroom radiator had been stuck on maximum for weeks.
浴室暖氣片的溫度調節鈕卡在最高檔已經好幾個星期了。
Eitan set the oven dial to grill, then slid the tray of vegetables onto the rack.
Eitan 把烤箱旋鈕轉到燒烤模式，然後將蔬菜烤盤放上架子。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (MEASURING FACE): a control dial is turned to change settings; a measuring dial is only read. Control dials are found on devices that users interact with (ovens, radios, heaters).
3. the circular plate with numbered finger holes found on telephones from before th
電話轉盤
舊式電話上旋轉輸入號碼的圓盤
the circular plate with numbered finger holes found on telephones from before the push-button era, which callers rotated to enter each digit of a phone number
Nila's grandfather still kept a black rotary telephone with a heavy metal dial.
Nila 的祖父仍留著一臺黑色轉盤電話，上面的金屬轉盤很重。
rotary telephone dial
Rachid placed his finger in the numbered hole and turned the dial to call his aunt.
Rachid 把手指放進數字孔，轉動轉盤打給他的阿姨。
The museum curator showed visitors how to use the dial on a 1940s telephone.
博物館館員向訪客示範如何使用一九四零年代電話上的轉盤。
The old bakelite dial clicked satisfyingly as Kasia turned it to each digit.
Kasia 每轉一個數字，那個舊電木轉盤就發出清脆的喀喀聲。
- rotary dial
more precise term for the telephone mechanism specifically
- telephone dial
clarifies that the dial belongs to a telephone, not another device
用法筆記
Only refers to the physical numbered disc on vintage rotary telephones. Modern phones use buttons or touchscreens, not this type of dial.