vt.
使听写；口授，口述(令人笔录或让机器记录)(to):
The president has dictated some letters to his secretary.
总裁已向秘书口授了一些信稿。
The teacher dictated a passage to the class.
老师让全班学生听写了一段文章。
命令；指定；发号施令地规定，蛮横地强加(条款、规则等)：
to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy
专横地把媾和条件强加给被征服的敌人