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VERB
口授;口述;使聽寫
If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
例句
Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning...
謝爾登一周 7 天都要寫作，每天早上口述小說讓別人記錄。
Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.
他口授的所有內容都簽上名并在同一天寄出了。
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VERB
命令;發號施令;強行規定
If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do.
例句
He had warned the West against trying to dictate to the Soviet Union...
他警告西方國家不要試圖對蘇聯發號施令。
What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?...
一個國家有什么權力強行給另一個國家制定環境標準？
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VERB
決定;支配;影響
If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.
例句
The film's budget dictated a tough schedule...
影片的預算決定了拍攝進度會很緊張。
The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules...
他們的著裝受到時尚規則的嚴格限制。
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VERB
（理智或常識）認為，告訴
You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree.
例句
Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares.
現在，常識告訴我們賣掉一些股票是明智的。
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N-COUNT
命令;指令
A dictate is an order which you have to obey.
例句
Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed.
他們的工作就是確保黨的指示得到執行。
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N-COUNT
原則;規則;準則
Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important.
例句
We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
我們遵從了自己的良知，盡到了自己的義務。