dial
n.
1. sundial日规。
△1H.IV.1.2.9 (8): “and dials the signs ofleaping-houses，”日规是窑子的招牌。
△H. V. 1.2.210:“As manylines close in the dial’s cen-tre；”又像许多条不同的线都在日规的中心会合。
△3H.VI.2.5.24:“To carve out dials quaintly,point by point，” i.e. to cut outsundials on the turf to while a-way the time，一点一点、巧妙地雕刻出日规。
dial
2. pocket sundial,pocket watch小日规，小表。
△As. 2.7. 20: “And then he drew a dial from his poke.”于是他从衣袋里掏出一个日规。
3. clock时钟。
△Oth.3. 4. 173 (174): “and lovers’ ab-sent hours,/ More tedious than the dial eightscoretimes?”而且情人别离的时间比钟表上的时间还要长一百六十倍。
dial’s point: clock’s hand时钟的指针。
△1H.IV. 5. 2.83:“If life did ride upon a dial’s point,/ Still endingat the arrival of an hour.” i. e. if no man’s life excee-ded an hour. 即使生命骑在时钟的指针上运行一小时就到了尽头。
dial[ˈdaiəl]
n.刻度盘，拨号盘，指针，标度，角v.拨电话号码，打电话，用标度盘（角）测量
◇ dial in拨入
dial out拨出
‖ dial plate指针板，数字盘
dial sights瞄准盘