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单词 dial something up
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dialsomethingup

phrasal verbwithdialverb[IorT]
uk
/ˈdaɪ.əl/us
/ˈdaɪ.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
informal
to make something moreforcefulorextreme:
Withtalksat astandstill, eachsidehaddialledup therhetoric.
Hurricane Ivandialledupitsferocityas itsqueezedthrough thenarrowchannelthatseparatestheCaribbeanSea from the Gulf of Mexico.
More examples
  • The newtestwill onlydialup thestressfactor.
  • The twoteamsdialedup theintensityinanticipationof apotentialplayoffmatchup.
  • Bydialingup thefinancialpressure, thecompanywill beforcedtoanswerdifficultquestions.
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  • increment
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  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
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Becoming and making stronger
dial-up
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈdaɪ.əl.ʌp/us
/ˈdaɪ.əl.ʌp/
Dial-upcomputersystems,devices, andinternetservicesuse aphonelinetoconnectthem:
a dial-upconnection
dial-upaccess/networking
a dial-upaccount/modem
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  • information superhighway
  • infosec
  • internet
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(Definition ofdial something upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dial up| Business English

dial up

phrasal verbwithdialverb[IorT]
uk
/daɪəl/us
UK-ll-|US-l-
[IorT]COMMUNICATIONS
tocallatelephonenumber:
Idialledup theansweringserviceandfoundtwomessages.
Someone hadfoundhisofficenumberon aninternetphonedirectoryanddialedhim up.
[IorT]INTERNET,COMMUNICATIONS
toconnectto anetworkor to theinternetusing adial-upmodem:
Thebroadbandconnectionis always on, so there's no need todialup any more.
dial-up
adjective
uk
/ˈdaɪəlʌp/us
(alsodial-in)
COMMUNICATIONS,INTERNET
using aphonelineratherthan acableorwirelessconnection:
dial-upmodem/connection
dial-upnetworking
You will need acomputerwithinternetaccess, either dial-up orbroadband.
(Definition ofdial upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdial something up

dial something up
Malaysian users, on the other hand, gain their primary access viadial-up(presumably personal account) connections.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another point that was made to me is that it is adial-upproblem and not an internet problem.
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This amendment sets no more than the most basic minimum criteria that anyone could possibly think of for some form of on-line,dial-upsystem.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A broadband connection can carry 10 times more information than a narrow-band (dial-up) connection.
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Hansard archive
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That is an option, but for most users in most households, who are still using adial-upconnection, it is quite unsatisfactory.
From the
Hansard archive
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At present, most consumers access the internet throughdial-upservices—so-called narrowband access.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Its accelerateddial-upmade use of caching and compression, which allowed a user on adial-upconnection to surf quicker.
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It allowed remote access to a computer viadial-upmodem connection.
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Students are able to connect remotely to the school network through adial-upconnection for two hours each evening.
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Older units were only able to accomplish this download via adial-upconnection.
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Unlikedial-upconnections, a leased line is always active.
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In the mid-1990s, numerous universities provideddial-upshell accounts (to their faculty, staff, and students).
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If one customer is usingdial-up, it will jam the line for all other customers of the same party line.
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The website indicates that adial-upmodem will be functional but that broadband is recommended for a better experience.
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One such technique involves the monitoring of the lights on adial-upmodem.
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