dictate基本解释
vi.听写
vt.口授;规定;决定,影响
n.命令,支配,主宰;指挥;指令
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过去式: dictated 过去分词: dictated 现在分词: dictating 第三人称单数: dictates
基本词汇
vi.听写
vt.口授;规定;决定,影响
n.命令,支配,主宰;指挥;指令
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过去式: dictated 过去分词: dictated 现在分词: dictating 第三人称单数: dictates
noun
1. a guiding principle
e.g. the dictates of reason
2. an authoritative rule
verb
1. say out loud for the purpose of recording
e.g. He dictated a report to his secretary
2. issue commands or orders for
Synonym: orderprescribe
3. rule as a dictator
1. 口授;口述;使听写
If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
e.g. Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning...
谢尔登一周 7 天都要写作,每天早上口述小说让别人记录。
e.g. Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.
他口授的所有内容都签上名并在同一天寄出了。
2. 命令;发号施令;强行规定
If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do.
e.g. He had warned the West against trying to dictate to the Soviet Union...
他警告西方国家不要试图对苏联发号施令。
e.g. 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?
3. 决定;支配;影响
If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.
dictate
e.g. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule...
影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。
e.g. The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules...
他们的着装受到时尚规则的严格限制。
4. (理智或常识)认为,告诉
You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree.
e.g. Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares.
现在,常识告诉我们卖掉一些股票是明智的。
5. 命令;指令
A dictate is an order which you have to obey.
e.g. Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed.
他们的工作就是确保党的指示得到执行。
6. 原则;规则;准则
Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important.
dictate的意思
e.g. We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
我们遵从了自己的良知,尽到了自己的义务。
How fast do you dictate to your secretary?
你向你的秘书口述的速度有多快?
Don't go home yet,I have three letters to dictate to you.
先不要回家,我有三封信向你口述。
dictate sth to sbHe dictated a letter to his secretary.
他向秘书口授信稿。
The teacher dictated a passage to the class.
老师让全班同学听写这篇文章。
dictate to sbThat boy always tries to dictate to his friends when they play together.
那男孩和朋友一起玩耍时总想支配他们。
Don't try to dictate to children, they will obey you better if you ask them politely.
不要对孩子们发号施令,你如果礼貌地要求他们,他们会更听话的。
No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to.
没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。
He refused to be dictated to.
他不想受别人的支配。
dictate to sb/sthThe unions are hardly in a position to dictate to the Labour Party.
联盟很难达成一致来支配工党。
dictate sth to sb/sthYou should be able to dictate the terms of the agreement to the firm which you are buying.
你应该能够使你要买下的商行接受协议的条款。
dictate to sb wh-clauseThe government tried to dictate to people how they should spend their money.
政府试图将消费方式强加于人民。
dictate to sb wh-to-vNo one is going to dictate to me where to live!
谁也不能命令我非住哪不可!
I could not receive such dictates without horror.
出自:S. JohnsonFollow the dictates of your heart.
出自:P. G. WodehouseThe dictates of His Gracious Majesty, King George III.
出自:V. S. ReidPrudence should have dictated a quiet and withdrawn residence.
出自:R. Travers