dial2 ●●○ verb (dialled, dialling British EnglishBrE, dialed, dialing American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]1 TCTto press the buttons or turn the dial on a telephone in order to make a telephone call 拨打,拨(电话号码)I think I dialed the wrong number. 我想我拨错号码了。
→4 See picture of 见图 dial n2 dial something ↔ back/down phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to reduce something or make it less extremeThe candidates have dialed back their attacks on each other, but they are still making their differences clear.
n3 dial somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v b) American EnglishAmE to increase somethingWe are going to dial up our marketing efforts.