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dictate

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dic·tate1 /dɪkˈteɪt $ ˈdɪkteɪt/ ●○○ verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BBOSAY to say words for someone else to write down 口授，让〔某人〕听写
dictate a letter/memo etc to somebody
 She’s dictating a letter to her secretary right now.
她现在正在给秘书口授一封信。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behave 命令，规定，指定
dictate to
 The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.
不能让媒体对政府发号施令。
dictate who/what/how etc
 Can they dictate how the money will be spent?
他们可以规定这些钱如何使用吗？
 Federal funds have to be used as dictated by Washington.
联邦款项得按照华盛顿规定的途径使用。
dictate that
 Islamic custom dictates that women should be fully covered.
伊斯兰习俗规定妇女应遮住全身。
 The US government attempted to dictate the terms of the agreement.
美国政府企图规定协议的条款。
3  [transitiveT]CONTROL to control or influence something 支配，影响，决定 SYN determine
dictate what/how etc
 Funds dictate what we can do.
资金的多少决定我们能做些什么。
dictate that
 The laws of physics dictate that what goes up must come down.
物理定律决定了上升的物体一定会落下。
 The massive publicity dictated a response from the city government.
大量的媒体报道迫使市政府作出反应。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: to control or influence something
nouns
common sense dictates something
Common sense dictates that you should avoid too much sun.
circumstances dictate something
Circumstances dictated that I had to wait nearly two years.
custom/tradition dictates something
On the island, custom still dictates the roles of men and women.
fashion dictates something
Fashion has been dictating that women should wear black for years now.
logic dictates something
Logic dictates that this must be the right answer.
laws/rules dictate something
Federal laws dictate how land can be used.
Examples from the Corpus
dictate• Milton had two or was it three daughters and they wrote down his poems as he dictated.• The contracts are dictated by the HMOs, and that makes for some very ragged edges.• Built between 1283 and 1289, the castle's shape is dictated by the very rock on which it stands.• Your parents have no right to dictate how you should spend your money.• All or some of the labels can be dictated or, for beginning students, the labels may simply be copied.• Fashion designers no longer dictate skirt lengths.• Previously, the Constitution dictated that the President was head of the army.• The need to survive, which always dictates the moral standards of society, once more underlined the role of the women.• She refused to be dictated to by some stupid official in Washington.• At least once a week we were tested on our ability to copy correctly a literary passage dictated to us.• The amount of funds we receive dictates what we can do.
dictate a letter/memo etc to somebody• The pastor called in his secretary and dictated a letter to Scott saying he and the elders would meet him.• The moment Gerald got back to Hull he dictated a letter to the Foreign Office.
dictate the terms• The state will always dictate the terms of the relationship.
dictate that• Best practice in the conservation studios dictates that all repairs should be clearly visible.• Human beings are going to resist cultural dictates that are too inconsistent with their innate desires.• Sophisticated graphics and multimedia software for games and educational programs dictate that consumer machines have plenty of muscle.• I do the staff work because my boss dictates that I do it.• The country dictated that Operation Cuckoo be abandoned.• Previously, the Constitution dictated that the President was head of the army.• Then he dictated that thousands more relocate there.• At some point the size of the enterprise may dictate that you think commercially rather than in terms of self-reliance.
dic·tate2 /ˈdɪkteɪt/ noun [countableC]  
TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingan order, rule, or principle that you have to obey 命令，规定，原则
dictate of
 teenagers following the dictates of fashion
赶时髦的青少年
Examples from the Corpus
dictate• Human beings are going to resist cultural dictates that are too inconsistent with their innate desires.• When I was very young, the things I wanted to do were not permitted by social dictates.• The city's policy clearly violates the dictates of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
From Longman Business Dictionary
dictatedic·tate1 /dɪkˈteɪtˈdɪkteɪt/ verb [transitiveT]
to say words for someone else to write down
When Laurie got back to the office, she dictated a letter to Stewart.
—dictation noun [uncountableU]
Many computers can take voice-activated dictation.
dictatedic·tate2 /ˈdɪkteɪt/ noun [countableC] formal
an order, rule, or principle that you have to obey
Individual EU countries are free to follow their own dictates on matters concerning the economy.
Origin dictate1
(1500-1600) Latin dictare “to say often, say firmly”, from dicere “to say”
dic·tate1 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1dic·tate2 noun
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