| 单词 | dictate |
| 释义 | dictate (once / 208 pages) nv When you dictate something, you are giving orders — acting a bit like a dictator. Dictate can also be used in a broader sense. Weather often dictates how many layers of clothes you wear, and the school rules dictate how you behave in and out of class. In a very different meaning, dictate means to say something out loud to a person or into a machine so it can be recorded. Up until fairly recently, bosses dictated letters and reports to secretaries who wrote them down. WORD FAMILYdictate: dictated, dictates, dictating, dictation, dictator+/dictation: dictations/dictator: dictatorial, dictators, dictatorship/dictatorial: dictatorially/dictatorship: dictatorships USAGE EXAMPLESGeneva 1 dictates that there should be a governing body with full authority of the president, according to the Syrian constitution. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The spokesman spoke anonymously as dictated by agency policy. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) My left hand dictates the steering wheel, while my right hand is clasped to Becca’s manicured fingers. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a guiding principle the dictates of reason Hyper principle a basic truth or law or assumption 2n an authoritative rule Hyper prescript, rule prescribed guide for conduct or action 3v issue commands or orders for Syn|Hypo|Hyper order, prescribe mandate make mandatory bring down, impose, inflict, visit impose something unpleasant 4v rule as a dictator Hypo|Hyper grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize rule a country as a tyrant govern, rule exercise authority over; as of nations 5v say out loud for the purpose of recording He dictated a report to his secretary Hyper read look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed |
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