dictate

['dikteit,dik'teit]

vi.听写
vt.口授, 规定
n.命令, 指挥, 指令

vt.[(+to)]

1. 口授, 口述, 使听写

Afterwards he dictated a few letters to her.

之后他对她口授了几封信。

2. 命令, 规定, 要求, 指定[+wh-]

The police dictated where the large, noisy crowd should stand during the parade.

警察指定在游行时那一大堆喧闹的人群应站的位置。

vi.[(+to)]

1. 口授, 口述

2. 命令, 支配

I won't have him dictating to me.

我不要他对我发号施令。

词形变化

动词过去式: dictated | 动词过去分词: dictated | 动词现在分词: dictating | 动词第三人称单数: dictates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.命令, 要求, 指定

order  demand  direct  instruct  rule  charge

vt.规定, 要求

advise  recommend  suggest  

反义:

vt.vi.口授; 命令

obey  submit  

英英释义

名词 dictate:

an authoritative rule

a guiding principle

动词 dictate:

issue commands or orders for

同义词：order, prescribe

say out loud for the purpose of recording

rule as a dictator

补充

dictatedictate英:[dikˈteit] 美:[ˈdɪkˌtet]vt. & vi.1.大声讲或读; 口授He cannot write but he can dictate.他不会写, 但可以口述。It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。vt.1.指示; 指定; 指令We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.现在, 我们有资格提出我们的要求。He dictated how everything should be done.他专横地规定各种事物应如何处理。 [ˈdikteit]n.1.命令, 规定, 要求He always follows the dictates of common sense.他总是按常识行事。

例句

1. Phillips dictated a memo to his secretary.菲利普斯向秘书口述备忘录。 2. Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning.谢尔登一周七天都要写作, 每天上午口述小说让别人记录。 3. Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.他口授的所有内容都签上名在当天寄出了。 4. Landlords can dictate their own conditions when letting.房东在出租房屋时可以强制规定自己的条件。 5. What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?一个国家有什么权力强行给另一个国家制定环境标准？ 6. He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected.什么能检查什么不能检查不能由他说了算。 7. Common sense dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares.由常识可知卖掉一些股票是明智的。 8. Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.当然, 影响一棵苹果树寿命的因素有很多。 9. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.比赛形式决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。 10. The way we dress is dictated by convention.我们的穿着受习俗影响。 11. Success or failure is often dictated by the weather.成败常取决于天气。 12. a society in which professionals dictate to consumers.一个专业人士支配消费者的社会 13. The Executive has no desire to dictate to people how they should live.行政当局不想对人民的生活方式指手画脚。 14. I won't be dictated to.我不会受人摆布。 15. The president has dictated some letters to his secretary.总裁已向秘书口授了一些信稿。 16. The teacher dictated a passage to the class.老师让全班学生听写了一段文章。 17. to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy专横地把媾和条件强加给被征服的敌人 18. The victorious nations were able to dictate peace terms.战胜国能发号施令地规定媾和条件。 19. The choice of computer is dictated by our special needs.对计算机的选择取决于我们的特殊需求。 20. The director dictated to her secretary.主任向她的秘书作口授。 21. The teacher dictated in Spanish to her class.教师给全班学生做西班牙语听写。 22. You can't dictate to me how I should spend my money.你不能硬性规定我应该如何花钱。 23. We shall start as the weather dictates.一旦天气许可，我们就动身。 24. the tsar's attempts to dictate policy.沙皇想控制决策的企图。 25. [no obj.]that doesn't give you the right to dictate to me.这并不意味着你有权对我发号施令。 26. choice is often dictated by availability.选择往往决定于是否有可能。 27. [no obj.]a review process can be changed as circumstances dictate.审查过程可能会视具体情况的需要而有所改变。 28. I have four letters to dictate.我有四封信要口授。 29. the dictates of fashion.时尚的规则。 30. to dictate a letter to a secretary向秘书口授信稿 31. Parents can't dictate to their children how they should run their lives.父母不能强行规定子女应该怎样生活。 32. The kind of house people live in is usually dictated by how much they earn.人住什么样的房子通常是由他们挣钱多少决定的。 33. She's dictating a letter to her secretary.她正在向秘书口授一封信。 34. They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.他们坚持由他们来规定投降的条件。 35. "Our choice of activities will likely be dictated [=determined, controlled] by the weather."我们选择何种活动很可能取决于天气。 36. His health dictates [=requires] that he work at home.健康状况要求他在家里工作。 37. Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.传统的做法是，最年轻的成员先走。 38. The basket's function dictates its size and shape.篮子的用途决定了它的大小和形状。 39. I resent being dictated to by someone with half my experience.我讨厌经验只有我一半的人对我发号施令。 40. They don't allow any disagreement with the dictates of the party.他们不允许对党的指示有任何异议。 41. She tried to live her life according to the dictates of her conscience.她努力凭良心生活。 42. We pay no attention to the dictates of fashion.我们对时尚的规则毫不在意。 43. the dictates of common sense常理