dictation

英 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

美 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

n.  口述; 听写

复数：dictations　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

BNC.20641 / COCA.21756

牛津词典

noun

• 口述
  the act of speaking or reading so that sb can write down the words
• 听写
  a test in which students write down what is being read to them, especially in language lessons

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 口授;口述;听写
  Dictationis the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
  1. ...taking dictation from the dean of the Faculty...
     记录系主任口述的内容
  2. He had had an arm amputated and relied on her to take down his books from dictation.
     他的一只胳膊截掉了，只能口授书的内容让她来记录。
• N-UNCOUNT 命令;发号施令
  Dictationis the giving of orders in a forceful and commanding way.
  1. The Europeans, while keen for partnership with the US, would not accept dictation.
     欧洲虽然很想与美国建立伙伴关系，但不会接受其对自己发号施令。

英英释义

noun

• matter that has been dictated and transcribed
  1. he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it
• speech intended for reproduction in writing
• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  Synonym:commandbidbidding

双语例句

• Typewriters and computer keyboards will be replaced by microphones and memory chips that can accept dictation.
  打字机和计算机的键盘将被可接受口授的话筒及存储器芯片所取代。
• I wrote it from his dictation.
  这是我按他的口授写的。
• I wrote the letter at his dictation.
  我照他的口述写信。
• We have a dictation every English class.
  每次上英语课我们都听写。
• At last, we had a dictation for what she reviewed this evening.
  最后，我们听写了她今天晚上复习的内容。
• But this kind of training method's core is a dictation.
  而这种训练方法的核心是听写。
• This book suggests reasons for trying it again and offers some helpful hints to make dictation work for you.
  本书提出了再试试口述的理由，并提出一些使口述对你起作用的暗示。
• We'll have dictation today.
  我们今天要听写了。
• She is transcribing, from his dictation, the diaries of Simon Forman
  她正根据他的口述记录西蒙·福曼的日记。
• This word was incorrectly spelled in the dictation yesterday.
  在昨天的听写中这个单词没有拼写对。