dictate

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

n. an authoritative rule
n. a guiding principle
v. say out loud for the purpose of recording
v. rule as a dictator

vi. 听写, 口述, 口授
vt. 口述, 使听写, 命令
n. 命令, 指挥, 指令

Collins 星级

4,665

BNC 频率

4,933

使用频率

dictate 由词根 dict-（说、命令）和后缀 -ate（动词后缀）组成，表示“说出、命令”的意思。

例句

1. She will dictate the terms of the agreement to her lawyer.

她会把协议的条款告诉她的律师。

2. The teacher asked the students to dictate their answers clearly.

老师要求学生清楚地口述他们的答案。

3. I need to dictate a message for my assistant to send.

我需要口述一条信息给我的助手发送。