及物動詞obeysubmit
及物動詞
1. The police dictated where the large, noisy crowd should stand during the parade.
警察指定在游行時那一大堆喧鬧的人群應站的位置。
2. Afterwards he dictated a few letters to her.
之后他對她口授了幾封信。
3. The French teacher dictates to the class every other week.
法語教師每隔一周給這班學生做一次聽寫。
不及物動詞
1. I won't have him dictating to me.
我不要他對我發(fā)號施令。
名詞
1. He obeyed the dictates of his conscience.
它憑良心做事。
1. 口授;口述;使聽寫
If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.
他口授的所有內(nèi)容都簽上名并在同一天寄出了。
2. 命令;發(fā)號施令;強行規(guī)定
If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do.
e.g. 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(lián)發(fā)號施令。
e.g. What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?...
一個國家有什么權(quán)力強行給另一個國家制定環(huán)境標準？
3. 決定;支配;影響
If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.
e.g. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule...
影片的預算決定了拍攝進度會很緊張。
e.g. The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules...
他們的著裝受到時尚規(guī)則的嚴格限制。
4. （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.
e.g. Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares.
現(xiàn)在，常識告訴我們賣掉一些股票是明智的。
5. 命令;指令
A dictate is an order which you have to obey.
e.g. 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(zhí)行。
6. 原則;規(guī)則;準則
Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important.
e.g. 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。