dictate[dik'teit; 'dikteit]

• vt.
  • 使听写；口授，口述(令人笔录或让机器记录)(to):

    The president has dictated some letters to his secretary.

    总裁已向秘书口授了一些信稿。

    The teacher dictated a passage to the class.

    老师让全班学生听写了一段文章。

  • 命令；指定；发号施令地规定，蛮横地强加(条款、规则等)：

    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

    The victorious nations were able to dictate peace terms.

    战胜国能发号施令地规定媾和条件。

  • 决定；对…有决定性影响：

    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。

• vi.
  • 做听写；口授，口述(后常与to连用)：

    The director dictated to her secretary.

    主任向她的秘书作口授。

    The teacher dictated in Spanish to her class.

    教师给全班学生做西班牙语听写。

  • 命令，发号施令；支配：

    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。

  • 使成为可能：

    We shall start as the weather dictates.

    一旦天气许可，我们就动身。

• n.
  • [常用复数]命令；规定；指导，指挥，支配；要求
• 变形:

  vt.dictated.dictating