柯林斯詞典dial /?da??l/ (dialling,dialled,dials) AM dialing, dialed1. N-COUNT 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. 刻度盤 The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven. 發(fā)光的表盤上顯示6：55。2. N-COUNT 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. (收音機、加熱器等的) 調(diào)諧鈕 He turned the dial on the radio. 他轉(zhuǎn)動著收音機的調(diào)諧鈕。3. V-T/V-I 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. 撥號 He lifted the phone and dialled her number. 他拿起電話，撥她的號碼。 返回 dial劍橋詞典to operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone 撥號，按號碼 Can I dial this number direct , or do I have to go through the operator ? 我可以直接撥這個號碼還是需要通過話務(wù)員接轉(zhuǎn)？ Dial 0 for the switchboard . 總機撥0。 例句 Can I dial this number direct or do I have to go through the switchboard ?She picked up the receiver and dialled his number .He dialled 999 and stammered out his name and address .He dialled her number , his heart thumping .There's no response when I dial the number . 返回 dial