1、dictate

口授;口述;使听写

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

谢尔登一周 7 天都要写作，每天早上口述小说让别人记录。

Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.

他口授的所有内容都签上名并在同一天寄出了。

命令;发号施令;强行规定

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。

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

一个国家有什么权力强行给另一个国家制定环境标准？

决定;支配;影响

The film's budget dictated a tough schedule.

影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。

The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules.

他们的着装受到时尚规则的严格限制。

2、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。

（会议）特别的

at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.

在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。