Pocket dial Meaning in English
expression
ˈpɑkət/ /ˈdaɪəɫ/, /ˈdaɪɫ
PAH-kit-DY-ul or PAH-kit-DYL
pˈɒkɪt/ /dˈaɪəl
POK-it-DY-ul
释义
To accidentally call someone on your phone when the device is in your pocket or bag, usually by unintentionally pressing buttons.
用法与细微差别
Usually informal. Commonly used with 'accidentally' ('I accidentally pocket dialed you'). Sometimes replaced by 'butt dial' (slang). Describes unintentional calls, often leading to confusion for the recipient.
Spanish: llamar por accidente (con el bolsillo) - llamada accidentalPortuguese (BR): ligação acidental (com o bolso) - discar sem quererPortuguese (PT): ligação acidental (com o bolso) - chamada acidentalChinese (Simplified): 误拨电话 - 口袋拨号Chinese (Traditional): 誤撥電話 - 口袋撥號Hindi: जेब से गलती से कॉल करनाArabic: الاتصال العرضي (من الجيب) - اتصال من غير قصدBengali: পকেট ডায়াল করা - ভুলবশত কল করাRussian: карманный звонок - случайно позвонить (по ошибке)Japanese: ポケットダイヤルするVietnamese: gọi nhầm từ túi - bấm nhầm gọiKorean: 포켓 다이얼하다 - 실수로 전화 걸다Turkish: cep araması yapmak - yanlışlıkla aramakUrdu: جیب سے کال کرنا - غلطی سے کال کرناIndonesian: dial saku - telepon tidak sengaja
例句
I pocket dialed my mom last night.
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Oops, I pocket dialed you!
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My phone keeps pocket dialing random numbers.
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Sorry about that—I must have pocket dialed you while I was walking.
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Have you ever pocket dialed your boss? Awkward!
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If you pocket dial someone, just apologize and hang up.
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