dictate to

• • 向…口授，向…口述，使听写：

    He dictated a memo to his secretary.

    他向秘书口授一项备忘录。

    She dictated a letter to a typist.

    她向打字员口授信稿。

  • 发号施令，任意指挥[常用于否定句]：

    The President dictated to them how everything would be done.

    总统向他们指示一切事情该如何进行。

    They refused to be dictated to.

    他们拒绝任人摆布。