dial in

電話で参加する

電話を使って会議や話し合いに参加すること。

やさしい英語で： To join a meeting or discussion by telephone.

• Can you dial in at ten?
• She dialed in to the meeting from her hotel.
• Three colleagues are dialing in from abroad.

使い方： dial in to something (I’ll dial in to the meeting at noon.)

類義語： join by phone

よく使う表現： dial in to something, dial in from home

調整する、設定する

機械や設定を、望む動きになるまで丁寧に調整すること。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a machine or its settings carefully until it works as wanted.

• We need to dial in the settings.
• He dialed in the suspension before the race.
• Have you dialed the sound in yet?

使い方： dial in something (The engineer dialed in the correct pressure.); dial something in (She dialed the camera settings in.)

類義語： adjust, fine-tune, configure

よく使う表現： dial in settings, dial something in

コーヒーの抽出を調整する

望む味になるまで、コーヒーのいれ方を調整すること。

やさしい英語で： To adjust how coffee is made until its taste is right.

• Let’s dial in this coffee.
• She dialed in the new beans by changing the grind size.
• How long did it take to dial in the espresso?

使い方： dial in something (The barista dialed in the espresso before opening.)

類義語： fine-tune

よく使う表現： dial in espresso, dial in coffee

ダイヤルアップ接続する

電話回線を使ってコンピューターシステムやサービスに接続すること。

やさしい英語で： To connect to a computer system or service using a telephone line.

• Users dial in through a modem.
• I dialed in to the server from home.
• You need a password before you can dial in.

使い方： dial in to something (Staff dialed in to the company’s server.)

類義語： connect

反対語： disconnect

よく使う表現： dial in remotely, dial in to something

理解して適応する

考えや状況を理解し、それに合わせて思考や行動を変えること。

やさしい英語で： To understand an idea or situation and adjust your thinking or actions to it.

• We must dial in to their needs.
• She quickly dialed in to the team’s way of thinking.
• Have the managers dialed in to the new priorities?

使い方： dial in to something (The team dialed in to what customers needed.)

類義語： tune in, get attuned

よく使う表現： dial in to something, quickly dial in

抑える、控える

度が過ぎているものを適切な程度まで減らすこと。

やさしい英語で： To reduce something excessive until it reaches a suitable level.

• You need to dial in that aggression.
• She dialed her enthusiasm in during the serious discussion.
• He was too pushy, but eventually dialed it in.

使い方： dial something in (He dialed his aggression in after the warning.)

類義語： tone down, moderate

反対語： intensify

よく使う表現： dial something in, dial in aggression