dictate

释义

vt.口述; 命令，指示; 使听写; 控制，支配vi.口述; 命令n.命令；规定n.命令; 指示; 指导原则

词态变化

复数 :   dictates ; 第三人称单数 :   dictates ; 过去式 :   dictated ; 过去分词 :   dictated ; 现在分词 :   dictating ;

实用场景例句

No nation should possess the authority to dictate environmental regulations for its neighbors.

没有任何国家应该有权为其邻国制定环境法规。

金山词霸

The unusually tight shooting schedule of the movie was directly dictated by its constrained budgetary resources.

这部电影异常紧张的拍摄进度直接由其有限的预算资源所决定。

金山词霸

Their clothing choices are strictly dictated by unyielding fashion standards...

他们的服装选择被毫不妥协的时尚标准严格支配...

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Prudence currently dictates that offloading certain holdings is the more judicious approach.

目前，审慎的态度表明，减持某些资产是更为明智的做法。

金山词霸

The employees are required to comply with the Party's dictates in their professional duties.

员工必须在职业职责中遵守党的指示。

金山词霸

The dictates of our inner moral compass guided us to fulfill our obligations.

我们内心道德准则的指引使我们履行了责任。

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The Western nations were warned by him not to dictate terms to the Soviet Union...

西方国家被他警告不要对苏联发号施令。

金山词霸

The documents he dictated got signed and dispatched within 24 hours.

他口述的文件在24小时内被签署并派发了。

金山词霸

His novels are dictated by Sheldon each morning as he maintains a steady writing routine all week long.

谢尔登每天早上口述他的小说，整周都保持着稳定的写作节奏。

金山词霸

The weather often dictates what outdoor activities we can enjoy today.

天气常常决定了我们今天能享受哪些户外活动。

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The success of the project is largely dictated by the availability of funding.

这个项目的成功在很大程度上取决于资金的可用性。

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You have no authority to dictate the terms of our agreement.

你无权规定我们协议的条款。

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They have no right to dictate policies (= make decisions for others).

他们无权制定政策。

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She dictated the meeting agenda to her assistant.

她向助理口述了会议议程。

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She resisted being dictated to by authority figures.

她拒绝被权威人物摆布。

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follow the dictates of tradition

遵循传统的规范

金山词霸

It took him an hour to dictate this letter.

他花了一个钟头口述这封信.

期刊摘选

A playmaker is someone who generally looks to receive the ball and dictate play.

干巴巴地翻译过来就是——组织核心通常期望接到球并指挥比赛.

期刊摘选

How fast do you dictate to your secretary?

你向你的秘书口述的速度有多快?

《简明英汉词典》

Occasionally, weight and volume on heavy or bulky items may dictate a higher combined shipping cost.

偶尔, 重量和体积重型或大件物品可能要求更高的综合运输成本.

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The 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.

《简明英汉词典》

I'd like to dictate a letter.

我要口述一封信.

期刊摘选

真题例句

In modern western societies, however, the focus on individuality and independence means that people are less concerned about conforming to (遵守) the dictates of family and culture.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

is likely to replace the dictates of family and society

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Besides, the Emily Post Institute doesn't dictate manners.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

In an earlier time, American fashion had also followed the dictates of Paris, or even copied and pirated specific French designs.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

I've got a long report I must dictate.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Are you using your dictating machine this morning?

出自-2013年6月听力原文

To ask him to fix the dictating machine

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The most famous of these efforts was initiated by Noam Chomsky, who suggested that humans are born with an innate language-acquisition capacity that dictates a universal grammar.

出自-2012年考研翻译原文

As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviors, which is in many ways a good thing.

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. an authoritative rule

2. a guiding principle;

"the dictates of reason"

Verb

1. issue commands or orders for

2. say out loud for the purpose of recording;

"He dictated a report to his secretary"

3. rule as a dictator