dictate

What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?

一个国家有什么权利规定另一个国家的环境标准？

Besides, the Emily Post Institute doesn't dictate manners.

另外，埃米利波斯特学院并没有规定礼仪。

Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.

当然，一棵苹果树能存活多久是由许多因素决定的。

It's an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional large scale agriculture led by international corporations.

这种方法不受国际公司主导的传统大规模农业的限制。

Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning.

谢尔登每天都进行创作，在上午口述他的小说。

I've got a long report I must dictate.

我拿到了一份我必须要口述的很长的报告。

We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.

我们凭良心做事，尽了我们的职责。