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dic.tate (obj) GIVE ORDERSHdIk5teIt, $5--vto give orders, or state exactly, with total authority下令，决定，指定The President has so much power within the country that he is able to dictate to the government. [I]总统在国家内权力之大，能够命令政府。I will not be dictated to in this manner! [I]我不要被人以这种态度支来使去。The UN will dictate (= state exactly) the terms of the withdrawal of troops from the region. [T]联合国将决定军队从此地区撤军的条件。He argued that the government should not be allowed to dictate (= state exactly) what children are taught in schools. [+ wh- word]他争辩说不该允许政府指定学校里教什么给孩子们。My mother is always trying to dictate (= state exactly) what I wear. [+ wh- word]妈妈总是力图指定我穿什么。The tennis club rules dictate (= state) that suitable footwear must be worn on the courts. [+ that clause]网球俱乐部规则规定球场上必须穿合适的鞋子。Dictate can also mean influence or make necessary.影响，使成为必然The party's change of policy has been dictated by its need to win back the support of voters. [T]该政党改变政策，是受其赢回选民支持之需要的影响。The design of the house was dictated by the small size and irregular shape of the plot of land on which it was built. [T]房子的设计受到它所建土地面积小、形状不规则的影响。I wanted to take a year off to travel when I left college, but my financial situation dictated that I got a job. [+ that clause]我想大学毕业后休假一年去旅行，可我的经济状况要求我必须得到一份工作。
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