dictate /dikˈteit, AmE. ˈdikteit/ vt.& vi.口授，口述让人记，听写：dictate letters to one’s clerk (typist, secretary) 向办事员(打字员，秘书)口授信稿The teacher dictated the passage to the class. 老师让全班同学听写这段文章。
dictation /dikˈteiʃən/ n. 1.［u］听写: take down from dictation 按口授记录The pupils wrote at their teacher’s dictation. 学生们写老师要求他们听写的东西。2.［c］默写，听写的东西: Part of the French exam is a dictation. 法语考试的一部分是听写。Hand in your dictations, please.请把默写的东西交上来。
