dictate to sb 任意指使某人；向某人发号施令

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dic'tate to sb [often passive]
   to give orders to sb, often in a rude or aggressive way
   任意指使某人；向某人发号施令:
   She refused to be dictated to by anyone.
   她不愿受任何人摆布。

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A Muslim attacks a British couple just because they eat pork. They also want to dictate to us what we should eat or drink.
一名穆斯林袭击了一对英国夫妇，只因为他们吃猪肉。他们还想指挥我们吃什么喝什么。

Although trends often dictate to us the opposite...
虽然趋势往往决定了我们的相反...

Do not dictate to me, I hear myself...
不要对我发号施令， 我听到自己...

...in Japan, MacArthur could manipulate and dictate to a hierarchically obedient society...
...在日本，麦克阿瑟能够操纵一个严格遵守等级制度的社会，并对它发号施令...

But they're modes of behavior you dictate to machines.
但这些行为都是你指定给机器的行为模式。

It has no right to dictate to Cubans how their country should be organized.
它无权对古巴人应当如何管理自己的国家发号施令。

In fact: it's the governments who dictate to the WTO.
所以相反地，事实上是成员国政府在指示WTO应当怎样做。

The Czech Republic cannot and will not dictate to anybody where to live.
捷克共和国不能也不会对任何人可以住在什么地方发号施令。

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。

dictate
dic·tate
verb / dikˈteit; NAmE ˈdikteit /
1. ~ (sth) (to sb) to say words for sb else to write down
   口述:
  ▪ [VN]
   He dictated a letter to his secretary.
   他向秘书口授信稿。
  ▪ [also V]
2. ~ (sth) (to sb) to tell sb what to do, especially in an annoying way
   (尤指以令人不快的方式)指使,强行规定:
  ▪ [VN]
   They are in no position to dictate terms (= tell other people what to do).
   他们没有资格发号施令。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   What right do they have to dictate how we live our lives?
   他们有什么权利强行规定我们该怎样生活？
  ▪ [also V that]
3. to control or influence how sth happens
   支配；摆布；决定
SYN  determine :
  ▪ [VN]
When we take our vacations is very much dictated by Greg's work schedule.
   我们什么时候休假在很大程度上取决于格雷格的工作计划。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   It's generally your job that dictates where you live now.
   一般说来,你住在什么地方是由你的工作决定的。
  ▪ [also V also V that]