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Dictate Dictated 重点词汇 V 口述 指定 Dɪkteɪt President

Front dictate
Pron ['dɪkteɪt]
Back 【DICTATE】
The president of the company dictated a letter to his secretary.
公司的总经理向秘书口述一封信。
【重点词汇】
dictate v. 1. 口述 2. 指定
【DICTATE】
The country that won the war dictated the terms of peace to the conquered country.
战胜国向被征服的国家指定和平条款。
【重点词汇】
dictate v. 1. 口述 2. 指定
the conquered: 被征服者, 败者
Vocab
dictatea guiding principle

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.

All forms of 'dictate' will appear on average once every 208 pages.
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