dial back

/ˈdaɪəl ˈbæk/· phrasal verb

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dial back
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Chinese meaning

调diào低dī,放fàng缓huǎn

降jiàng低dī强qiáng度dù,收shōu敛liǎn力lì度dù

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SpaceX放fàng缓huǎn猎liè鹰yīng9号hào发fā射shè节jié奏zòu

Example

SpaceX is dialing back its Falcon 9 launch program

SpaceX正zhèng在zài放fàng缓huǎn其qí猎liè鹰yīng9号hào的de发fā射shè计jì划huà。

Source: Ars Technica · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

尽jǐn管guǎn近jìn年nián发fā射shè频pín率lǜ很hěn高gāo,不bù少shǎo卫wèi星xīng公gōng司sī仍réng觉jué得de运yùn力lì不bù足zú。SpaceX正zhèng在zài放fàng缓huǎn猎liè鹰yīng9号hào的de发fā射shè节jié奏zòu,新xīn一yí代dài火huǒ箭jiàn星xīng舰jiàn何hé时shí能néng为wèi客kè户hù运yùn载zài货huò物wù入rù轨guǐ尚shàng无wú定dìng数shù。因yīn此cǐ,德dé国guóIsar航háng天tiān等děng新xīn发fā射shè商shāng的de成chéng功gōng让ràng卫wèi星xīng运yùn营yíng商shāng颇pǒ为wèi振zhèn奋fèn。

Roots · etymology

源自转动仪表旋钮(dial)向后(back)调小的动作

  • dial(转盘,调节旋钮)+ back(往回)

Collocations

  • dial back on X / dial back plans / dial back efforts

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