0 to operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone -- 拨号，按号码
Dial 0 for the switchboard. 总机拨0。
Can I dial this number direct, or do I have to go through the operator? 我可以直接拨这个号码还是需要通过话务员接转？
1 the part of a machine or device that shows you a measurement of something such as speed or time -- 表盘，仪表盘
2 the disc with numbers on old-fashioned phones that you turn when you make a call -- （老式电话机的）拨号盘
The other was a new automation process in which men simply watched dials.
I should like to say one word about dials and the watching of dials.
The initial list of the extensions that may be dialled direct reflects the present capacity of the telephone exchange to accept such calls.
The juryman, fortunately, and honestly and in public spirit, went straight in and dialled the police, and the matter was reported.
There are a few local call codes which, when added to the called subscriber's number, require 10 or 11 digits to be dialled.
Two healthy controls were sought for each patient : using sequential digit dialing within area code and prefix, controls were matched by age and place of residence.
The investigators subcontracted with a marketing and opinion research company that identified controls using a random digit dialing procedure.
Graphical objects, that visualise objects in the simulation domain such as pipes, dials or switches can be created as speci®c instances of general objects.
