dictate - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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to tell someone what to do or not to do, in an authoritative wayto tell someone what to do or not to do, in an authoritative way

例句

The manager dictated a set of guidelines for the project.
经理规定了一套项目指南。
The supervisor dictates daily tasks to the team.
主管指示团队完成日常任务。
The director will dictate new procedures for efficiency.
导演将指示新的程序以提高效率。

同义词

order prescribe

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to dictate

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dictates

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dictating

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dictated

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dictated

1

命令, 指示

to tell someone what to do or not to do, in an authoritative way

及物动词

The manager dictated a set of guidelines for the project.
经理规定了一套项目指南。
The supervisor dictates daily tasks to the team.
主管指示团队完成日常任务。
The director will dictate new procedures for efficiency.
导演将指示新的程序以提高效率。
The coach is dictating training exercises for the athletes.
教练正在为运动员口述训练练习。
The leader was dictating changes to the organizational structure.
领导正在命令对组织结构进行更改。

同义词：

order prescribe

2

口述, 听写

to say or recite aloud for the purpose of transcription by someone or recording by a machine

及物动词

The CEO dictated a letter to her secretary, outlining the company's new policies.
首席执行官向她的秘书口述了一封信，概述了公司的新政策。
The author dictated his latest manuscript to a typist to speed up the writing process.
作者向打字员口述了他最新的手稿以加快写作过程。
The lawyer dictated deposition summaries for his assistant to transcribe.
律师口述了证词摘要，让他的助理转录。
The professor dictated lecture notes into a digital recorder for students who missed class.
教授为缺课的学生将讲义口述到数字录音机中。
The manager dictated meeting minutes for the administrative assistant to document.
经理口述了会议记录，供行政助理记录。

3

命令, 支配

to behave in a domineering or tyrannical manner

The ruler continued to dictate, oblivious to the suffering and discontent of his people.
统治者继续发号施令，无视人民的痛苦和不满。
Instead of collaborating with her team, she preferred to dictate, leading to resentment among her colleagues.
她没有与团队合作，而是更喜欢发号施令，这导致同事之间的怨恨。
In their relationship, he tried to dictate, controlling every aspect of her life.
在他们的关系中，他试图支配，控制她生活的方方面面。
The coach's tendency to dictate created a tense atmosphere within the team, stifling creativity and initiative.
教练发号施令的倾向在团队内制造了紧张的气氛，扼杀了创造性和主动性。
As the project progressed, he began to dictate, disregarding the input of other team members.
随着项目的进展，他开始发号施令，无视其他团队成员的投入。

4

支配, 决定

to control or decide how something should happen or be done

This situation will dictate how people react.
这种情况将决定人们的反应。
Money dictated his decision last week.
金钱上周支配了他的决定。
Her mood often dictates how the whole day feels.
她的情绪常常决定了整个一天的感觉。
The weather dictated our travel plans yesterday.
昨天的天气决定了我们的旅行计划。
His health dictates that he stays at home.
他的健康状况决定了他必须待在家里。