3.TCTthe wheel on an older telephone with numbered holes for your fingers that you move around in order to make a call 〔老式电话机上的〕拨号盘
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dial• When he tried to call again, he could no longer get a dialtone.• Previous years were ok once you got the sought after dial tone.• We got an errormessage, indicating there was no dial tone.• Telephones used to have slowerrotarydials.• Don't touch that dial. Staytuned to WXRB.
dial• Dial 911 - there's been an accident.• There is no number to dial.• Romanov dialled a number on his private line and asked to be put through to the Chairman of Gosbank.• Would you like to dial again?• She dialled his home number and left a short message on his answering-machine.• Members may choose to dial into local numbers or use an 800 number, making these idealservices for the traveler.• Moreover, county residents have to diallong-distance to Knoxville to get on-line.• The customerdialled the publication he wanted, put in his money, and out came the book.