单词 | dial up |
释义 | dial up phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for dial If you dial something up, you increase it and so make its effect stronger. It amazes me how my brother can just dial the charm up when he wishes. [VERB noun PARTICLE] This sort of talk just dials up the anger and division in the country. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: dial-up access Likewise, if a customer pays a monthly fee for unlimited dial-up access, their current supplier almost certainly provides an equivalent broadband deal for less. The Sun However, broadband has taken off and recently overtook dial-up access. Times, Sunday Times It now relied on its dial-up access customers for less than 20 per cent of its traffic, he said. Times, Sunday Times Still, dial-up access remains dominant in rural areas. canada.com Reasons for retaining dial-up access include lack of infrastructure and high broadband prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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