dictate to
phrasal verbdictate to somebody
- [often passive] to give orders to somebody, often in a rude or aggressive way
任意指使某人；向某人发号施令 - She refused to be dictated to by anyone.
她不愿受任何人摆布。 - I refuse to be dictated to.
我拒绝受人摆布。
- She refused to be dictated to by anyone.