dictate
🇺🇸
/ˈdɪkteɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪkˈteɪt/
verb
C1
to tell someone what to do, especially in a bossy way
You cannot dictate how I should live my life.
你不能支配我應該如何生活。
C1
to control or decide how something happens
The weather will dictate whether we go outside or stay indoors.
天氣將決定我們是外出還是待在室內。
C1
to say words for someone else to write down
She will dictate the email to me while I type.
她會口述電子郵件內容，我來打字。
noun
R
a rule or order that must be followed
We must follow the dictates of the law.
我們必須遵守法律的指令。
translation
命令, 支配, 口述
命令
詞形變化
3rd Present
dictates
Progressive
dictating
Past
dictated
Perfect
dictated
Plural
dictates