Definition of misdial in English:
misdial
verbmisdials, misdialling, misdialed, misdialled, misdialing mɪsˈdʌɪəlˌmɪsˈdaɪ(ə)l
[no object]Dial a telephone number incorrectly.
拨错电话号码
callers sometimes misdial and think they've got through to the garage
Example sentencesExamples
- But because of his poor sight and their panic, they misdialled.
- I'll need to ring the supply company because either they've issued the number twice or it might just be a similar number that people are misdialling.
- She said she thought she was going to die and tried to call her husband, but in her panic she misdialled.
- The 911 operator was profoundly grateful that I stayed on the line and explained that I'd misdialed, so she didn't have to send a cop to our house for nothing.
- See, I'd misdialed the field manager's number and got a guy in Fargo.
nounPlural misdials mɪsˈdʌɪəlˌmɪsˈdaɪ(ə)l
An act of dialling a telephone number incorrectly.
拨错电话号码
BT said the number of misdials was lower than expected
Example sentencesExamples
- If it really was a misdial, they weren't really rude.
- Well, that morning after my misdial my phone rang.
- I then piped up admitting my misdial.. the mistake was established and we apologized profusely.
Definition of misdial in US English:
misdial
verbˌmɪsˈdaɪ(ə)lˌmisˈdī(ə)l
[no object]Dial a telephone number incorrectly.
拨错电话号码
Example sentencesExamples
- She said she thought she was going to die and tried to call her husband, but in her panic she misdialled.
- The 911 operator was profoundly grateful that I stayed on the line and explained that I'd misdialed, so she didn't have to send a cop to our house for nothing.
- I'll need to ring the supply company because either they've issued the number twice or it might just be a similar number that people are misdialling.
- See, I'd misdialed the field manager's number and got a guy in Fargo.
- But because of his poor sight and their panic, they misdialled.
nounˌmɪsˈdaɪ(ə)lˌmisˈdī(ə)l
An act of dialing a telephone number incorrectly.
拨错电话号码
BT said the number of misdials was lower than expected
Example sentencesExamples
- If it really was a misdial, they weren't really rude.
- I then piped up admitting my misdial.. the mistake was established and we apologized profusely.
- Well, that morning after my misdial my phone rang.