dictate
verb UK [dɪkˈteɪt] US [ˈ--]
GIVE ORDERS 下命令
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to give orders, or state something exactly, with total authority 命令，下（令）；决定，规定•The UN will dictate the terms of troop withdrawal from the region.联合国将决定军队从该地区撤军的条件。 •[+ question word] He disagrees with the government dictating wh at children are taught in schools.他不同意由政府来决定孩子在学校学习哪些课程。 •[+ that] The tennis club rules dictate that suitable footwear must be worn on the courts.网球俱乐部的规则规定上场必须穿适当的运动鞋。 ADVANCED transitive
■to influence something or make it necessary 影响；决定；要求•The party's change of policy has been dictated by its need to win back the support of voters.该党政策上的变化是由于它需要赢回选民的支持。 •[+ that] I wanted to take a year off, but my financial situation dictated that I got a job.我想休息一年，但我的经济状况迫使我必须工作。
verb UK [dɪkˈteɪt] US [ˈ--]
SPEAK 说
intransitive or transitive
■to speak something aloud for a person or machine to record the words said, so that they can be written down 口述，口授•I dictated my order over the phone.我透过电话口述了命令。 •She spent the morning dictating letters to her secretary.她花了一上午的时间向秘书口述信件。
verb UK [dɪkˈteɪt] US [ˈ--]
Phrasal Verbs dictate to sb
■to tell someone what to do 告诉（某人）怎么做，指挥（某人）•The President is so powerful that he is able to dictate to the government.总统的权力很大，他能够指挥政府。 •I will not be dictated to like that!我不愿意那样受人摆布！
noun countable usually plural /ˈdɪk.teɪt/ formal
■an order which should be obeyed, often one which you give to yourself 命令；（对自身的）要求•the dictates of conscience/common sense良心／情理的驱使 Compare diktat |