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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dictation [dɪk'teɪʃən]
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n
the act of dictating material to be recorded or taken down in writing
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2.
n
the material dictated
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3.
n
authoritative commands or the act of giving them
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1.
n
the act of dictating material to be recorded or taken down in writing
Examples
- My secretary is excellent at taking dictation.
- 我的秘书速记非常出色。 → dictation
- The new secretary must know English and be good at taking dictation.
- 新秘书必须懂英语，并善于速记。
- Our Chinese dictation was very difficult.
- 我们的中文听写非常难。 → dictation
- We must prepare for our Latin dictation exam.
- 我们得为拉丁文听写考试做些准备。 → dictation
- 教师让学生听写。
- The teacher gave the pupils (a piece of) dictation. → 听写
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