dictation

英 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

美 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

n. 口述; 听写

复数：dictations　

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

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。

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

The teacher gave the pupils dictation.
教师让学生听写。
And she had a dictation with me this evening.
今天晚上，她和我一块听写了那些内容。
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。
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。
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。
As dictation can improve students'comprehensive language ability, it has been widely applied in English teaching.
听写是有效的外语教学手段，因其能锻炼学生的综合语言能力，在教学中被广泛使用。
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。
And she also used the software and had a dictation by herself.
她还用电脑软件自己做了听写呢。
I wrote it from his dictation.
这是我按他的口授写的。
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。