C1 [ I or T ] to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority命令,下(令);决定,规定
[ T ] to influence something or make it necessary影响;决定;要求
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Many people feel they must do whatever their doctor dictates, and never question the advice they are given.
After dictating what is to be done, she then leaves her husband to do all the work!
When I went to the hairdresser, my mum just dictated how it was to be cut.
He shouldn't be allowed to dictate all the terms and conditions - it's supposed to be a democratic decision.
[ I or T ] to speak something aloud for a person or machine to record what is said, so that it can be written down口述,口授
an order that should be obeyed, often one that you give to yourself命令;(对自身的)要求
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