dictated

The verb is pronounced /dɪk'teɪt, am 'dɪkteɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'dɪkteɪt/. 动词读作/dɪk'teɪt, 美 'dɪkteɪt/。名词读作/'dɪkteɪt/。


1. VERB 口授;口述;使听写
   If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. 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。
   4. What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat?...
      他们有什么权利来规定我们应该吃什么？
   5. The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments...
      这些军官多多少少都能和继任的各届政府谈些条件。
   6. The rules of court dictate that a defendant is entitled to all evidence which may help his case.
      法庭规定被告可以出示任何对其辩护有帮助的证据。
3. VERB 决定;支配;影响
   If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.
   1. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule...
      影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
      比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。
4. VERB （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.
   1. 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. N-COUNT 命令;指令
   A dictate is an order which you have to obey.
   1. 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. N-COUNT 原则;规则;准则
   Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important.
   1. 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。

1. 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. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule
   影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。
3. 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. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
   比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。
5. This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty
   这很难抉择。不过，我们觉得自己有义务作出决定。
6. He'll be his own man and won't be dictated to.
   他要自己做决定，不会被他人左右。
7. Selection of tubing material is dictated to a large degree by the aggressiveness of the stack gases.
   管材的选择主要取决于烟气的腐蚀性程度。
8. They dictated how everything should be done.
   他们专横地规定各种事物应如何处理。
9. Accurate change management could be dictated from any new standards you are implementing.
   准确的变更管理可以采用您所实现的任何新标准派生得到。
10. After having lunch, I dictated the lyric of Gotta Go My Own Way.
    吃过午饭之后，我听写了一遍《不得不走我自己的路了》的歌词。
11. And we dictated the content when we finished our supper.
    当我们吃过晚餐之后，我们听写了第八十课余下的内容。
12. Over the next few weeks Spelke and colleagues tested Diane and John's higher-level awareness of the dictated lists.
    在下面的两周，Spelke和同事们考验了Diane和John在听写单词表更高层的觉察度。
13. This is dictated to us by our obligations to the workers and peasants of the USSR.
    这是我们对苏联的工人和农民的义务。
14. And she dictated those words just now.
    刚才，她听写了那些单词。
15. And then I dictated the lyric once.
    然后，我听写了一遍歌词。
16. I adjusted the microphone, and I can't hear anything when I play back dictated text.
    我已调整了麦克风，但是当播放听写的文字时，我听不到任何声音。
17. I dictated the lyrics of RHYTHM OF THE RAIN and SAILING once again this morning.
    今天上午，我又听写了一遍《雨中旋律》和《远航》的歌词。
18. His conscience dictated that he should work for this goal.
    他的良心支配着他为这些目标而工作。
19. Afterwards he dictated a few letters to her.
    之后他对她口授了几封信。
20. To some he dictated the Bible; to Muhammad the Koran.
    对某些人他传授了圣经，而对于默罕默德他传了可兰经。
21. I dictated the lyric of SAY YOU SAY ME this evening.
    今天晚上，我听写了《说你说我》的歌词。
22. She dictated what she reviewed this evening.
    晚上，她听写了自己复习过的内容。
23. He dictated a message onto the dictaphone.
    他在口述录音机上留下了口信。
24. So I dictated the lyric of the song DANCE WITH MY FATHER word by word this afternoon.
    于是，我一个单词接一个单词地听写了一遍歌曲《和父亲跳舞》。
25. Hitler, prompted by Bormann, dictated a telegram informing Goering that he had committed "high treason".
    希特勒在鲍曼的怂恿下口授了一份电报，通知戈林，说他犯了叛国罪。
26. After having lunch, I dictated the lyric of EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU.
    吃过午饭之后，我听写了《爱你每一天》的歌词。
27. Of course, I dictated the lyric of this song, too.
    当然，我也听写了这首歌曲的歌词。
28. The victorious nation dictated the conditions of peace.
    战胜国提出了和平条件。
29. Then I dictated the lyric of the song ALL OUT OF LOVE once.
    接着我又听写了一遍歌曲《失落的爱》的歌词。

adj

1. determined or decided upon as by an authority
   1. date and place are already determined
   2. the dictated terms of surrender
   3. the time set for the launching

   Synonym:    determinedset