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

I have never taken any dictation, and that was my mistake.
我从来不听从哪个国家的命令，而他们认为这是我的错误。
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。
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。
And we also had a dictation.
我们也做了听写。
Then she had a dictation by herself.
接着，她还自己完成了听写。
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。
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。
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。
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。
So I think, dictation is advantageous to us.
所以，我认为，听写对我们是很有好处的。