He can't write but he can dictate.

Don't try to dictate to children; they will obey you better if you ask them politely.

不要对孩子们发号施令,你如果礼貌地要求他们, 他们会更听话的.

The unions are hardly in a position to dictate to the Labour Party.

联盟很难达成一致来支配工党.

The rules of court dictate that a defendant is entitled to all evidence which may help his case.

法庭规定被告可以出示任何对其辩护有帮助的证据。

What right have you to dictate to others?

你有什么资格向别人发号施令?

No one is going to dictate to me where to live!

谁也不能命令我非住哪儿不可!

Words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions.

言辞能帮助演说者左右他的听众,强行代表他们的决策.

The government tried to dictate to people how they should spend their money.

政府试图将消费方式强加于人民.

Good manners also dictate that you handle your mail promptly and courteously.

得体的行为举止也体现在你能及时有礼貌地处理信件.

We can't dictate to them how they should spend their money.

我们不能号令他们该如何花费他们的钱.

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

干巴巴地翻译过来就是——组织核心通常期望接到球并指挥比赛.

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。