vt.命令;口述;支配;决定;(尤指以令人不快的方式)指使,强行规定;摆布
vi.口述;命令;
n.命令;规定;
例句:
What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?
一个国家有什么权力强行给另一个国家制定环境标准?
The reporter asked the guest to dictate her comments over a microphone.
记者请客人用麦克风发表评论.
He cannot write but he can dictate.
他不会写,但可以口述.