dictated
past simple and past participle ofdictate
| 单词 | dictated |
| 释义 | dictated past simple and past participle ofdictate dictate verb uk/dɪkˈteɪt/us/ˈdɪk.teɪt/dictateverb(GIVE ORDERS)C1[IorT] to giveorders, ortellsomeoneexactlywhat they must do, withtotalauthority: The UN will dictate thetermsoftroopwithdrawalfrom theregion. [+ question word]Hedisagreeswith thegovernmentdictatingwhatchildrenaretaughtinschools. [+ that]Therulesdictatethatonlyrunningshoesmust bewornon thetrack. [T] toinfluencesomething or make itnecessary: The party'schangeofpolicyhas been dictated byitsneed towinbackyoungervoters. [+ that]Iwantedto take ayearoff, but myfinancialsituationdictatedthatI got ajob.
Giving orders & commands
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling and being in charge dictateverb(SPEAK)[IorT] tospeaksomethingaloudfor apersonormachinetorecordwhat is said, so that it can be written down: I dictated myorderover thephone. Shespentthemorningdictatingletterstohersecretary. Office practices
Phrasal verbdictate tosomeone Examplesofdictateddictated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Transcription statistics (time between dictation and transcription) of thedictatedcardiology notes were 8.2, 4.2, and 0.5, respectively. From theCambridge English Corpus The claim that what counts as following precedent is acting in the waydictatedby the rationale is a substantive thesis. From theCambridge English Corpus The vast majority involved in that struggle believed that cosmic forcesdictatedthe nature and degree of civic well-being. From theCambridge English Corpus Results across studies clearly substantiate the hypothesis that name writing improves more rapidly with age than the writing ofdictatedwords. From theCambridge English Corpus They assumed that the psychological theories thatdictatedforms of persuasion were shared by preachers and rhetors alike. From theCambridge English Corpus The paper noted that educational reforms in the country aredictateddown from the authorities with little input from the public at large. From theCambridge English Corpus It was the mathematical formulas devised by the probability theorists, and not the theorists themselves, thatdictatednormative processes. From theCambridge English Corpus We organize the empirical analysis around four categories of variables and use representative variables for each category asdictatedby theory and data availability. From theCambridge English Corpus The shape of the discussion is thendictatedpragmatically. From theCambridge English Corpus But we do not expect judges' decisions on such matters to be strictlydictated. From theCambridge English Corpus The norms of securitydictatedthat these visits be conducted by more than one person. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the need for these rule types are primarilydictatedby the restrictions that we have placed on the pointwise rule. From theCambridge English Corpus The sample was broken down into five age categories which weredictatedby available data for the population at large. From theCambridge English Corpus These aredictatedby the relationship of the current water level to the gong's target water level. From theCambridge English Corpus In general, their geographical locationdictatedthe type of service offered. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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