dial
n
1 face of a clock or watch 鐘面; 表面.
2 similar face or flat plate with a scale and a pointer for measuring weight, volume, pressure, the amount of gas used, etc 儀表盤(pán); 標(biāo)度盤(pán); 刻度盤(pán)
the dial of an electricity meter 電表盤(pán).
3 plate or disc, etc on a radio or television set showing the wavelengths or channels （收音機(jī)）調(diào)諧指示板; （電視機(jī)）頻道顯示盤(pán).
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(a) disc on a telephone that is turned when making a call （電話(huà)）撥號(hào)盤(pán).
(b) set of keys on a telephone that are pressed when making a call （按鍵式電話(huà)的）按鍵盤(pán). dial, v (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Tn]
use a telephone dial to call (a number or telephone service) 打電話(huà); 撥（電話(huà)號(hào)碼）
dial 01-230-1212 撥01-230-1212
dial the operator 打給接線(xiàn)員. `dialling code numbers for an area or a country that are dialled before the number of the person one wants to speak to 電話(huà)區(qū)域號(hào)碼
The dialling code for the London area is 01. 倫敦地區(qū)的電話(huà)區(qū)號(hào)是01. `dialling tone sound heard on the telephone showing that one can begin to dial the number wanted （電話(huà)內(nèi)傳出表示可撥號(hào)的）撥號(hào)音. =>App 4 見(jiàn)附錄4.
daten. 日期，日子;約會(huì);時(shí)代，年代;（北非和西亞常見(jiàn)的海棗樹(shù)的）海棗;
vt. 過(guò)時(shí);使…顯老;顯示出…時(shí)代（或年齡）;鑒定…的年代;
vt.& vi. 與人約會(huì)，相約;
vi. 屬于某一特定時(shí)期;從某時(shí)起計(jì)算日期;記載日期;注有（或注明）日期;
dietn. 日常飲食;規(guī)定飲食;
vt.& vi. （使）節(jié)制飲食;
vi. 節(jié)食;進(jìn)規(guī)定飲食;