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单词 dictate
释义 dictate

dictate verb, noun

verb /; AmE /

1 [+ obj or no obj]

to say words for sb else to write down or type:

She dictated a letter to her secretary.

2 [+ obj or no obj]

to decide sth or tell sb what to do, especially in a way that seems unfair:

Carmakers have enormous power to dictate how and where their cars are sold.

She does not believe Congress should dictate accounting standards.

3 [+ obj]

to control or influence sth:

The price is dictated by market forces.

PHRASAL VERBS

dictate to sb (often be dictated to)

to give orders to sb, often in a rude or aggressive way:

A regional office may feel it's being dictated to by a central office that doesn't understand local needs and conditions.

noun // [C, usually pl.]

an order, a rule or a command that you must obey:

following the dictates of the marketplace

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