ˋdIktet,dIkˋtet; dikˊteit< dic.tate >
<<动词>>
dic.tat.ed, dic.tat.ing, dic.tates
<<及物动词>>
1 口述笔录; 口授; 听写
dictate a letter 口授一封信
2 a. (权威地) 规定; 指示
dictated the rules of the game 规定游戏规则
b. 控制; 命令
"Foreign leaders were...dictated by their own circumstances, bound by the universal imperatives of politics." (Doris Kearns Goodwin)外国领袖受制於被全球政治义务封锁的情势
<<不及物动词>>
1 口述; 口授
dictated for an hour before leaving for the day在今天离开之前口述了一小时
2 命令; 指挥
<<名词>>
1 指示; 命令
2 指导原则
followed the dictates of my conscience 听随我的良心的指示