dial

1. 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. 刻度磐

The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven. 發(fā)光的表磐上顯示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(jī)、加熱器等的) 調(diào)諧鈕

He turned the dial on the radio. 他轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)著收音機(jī)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(hào)

He lifted the phone and dialled her number. 他拿起電話，撥她的號(hào)碼。