A playmaker is someone who generally looks to receive the ball and dictate play.

It took him a long time to dictate this letter.

口述这封信花了他很长时间.

It took him an hour to dictate this letter.

他花了一个钟头口述这封信.

What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat?

他们有什么权利来规定我们应该吃什么？

I'd like to dictate a letter.

我要口述一封信.

He had warned the West against trying to dictate to the Soviet Union.

他警告西方国家不要试图对苏联发号施令。

The amount of money available will dictate the type of computer we buy.

我们有多少钱就限定我们买哪一种型号的电脑.

We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.

现在,我们有资格提出我们的要求.

How fast do you dictate to your secretary?

你向你的秘书口述的速度有多快?

Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.

当然，影响一棵苹果树寿命的因素有很多。

The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments.

这些军官多多少少都能和继任的各届政府谈些条件。

A leader should not dictate to his followers.

领导者并不是向部下下达命令便了事的.

We are now in a position to dictate our own demands to our employers.

我现在可以让资方满足我们的要求.

The film's budget dictated a tough schedule.

影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。

The teacher dictated to the whole class.

老师给全班同学作了听写.

He refused to be dictated to.

他不想受别人的支配.

Tudsbury rushed to the Raffles and dictated this hot story to Pamela.

塔茨伯利冲到拉福尔旅馆,对帕米拉口述了这个最新消息.

Mr. Weaver, here is that memorandum you dictated to me last night.

韦佛先生, 这是您昨天晚上叫我笔录的那封便笺.

The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules.

他们的着装受到时尚规则的严格限制。

This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty.

这很难抉择。不过，我们觉得自己有义务作出决定。

The manager dictated a letter to his secretary.

经理向秘书口授一封信.