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单词 dial down
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dial down

phrasal verb transitive
Other entries for this word
dial sth down phrasal verb
dial it down phrasal verb at dial sth down
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydial down
he/she/itdials down
present participledialling down
past tensedialled down
past participledialled down
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to use the controls on a machine to reduce the level of heat, light or sound

    Put insulation around the heater and the pipes and dial down the thermostat.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make a machine or piece of equipment work
    activate
    actuate
    coax
  2. 2
    to reduce the level of tension or intensity in a situation

    The two leaders have agreed that they need to dial down the extent to which their parties pick public fights with each other.

    With any exercise, dial it down a level from what you think you can accomplish.

    This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 22/04/2012
    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone less nervous or upset
    soothe
    comfort
    reassure

dial down

phrasal verb transitive
Other entries for this word
dial sth down phrasal verb
dial it down phrasal verb at dial sth down
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydial down
he/she/itdials down
present participledialing down or dialling down
past tensedialed down
past participledialed down
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to use the controls on a machine to reduce the level of heat, light or sound

    Put insulation around the heater and the pipes and dial down the thermostat.

  2. 2
    to reduce the level of tension or intensity in a situation

    It’s important for the rhetoric in Washington, D.C. to be dialed down a couple of notches

    I am asking you to dial it down or go elsewhere.

    This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 22/04/2012
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