1、dictate

口授;口述;使聽寫

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

謝爾登一周 7 天都要寫作，每天早上口述小說讓別人記錄。

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

他口授的所有內容都簽上名并在同一天寄出了。

命令;發號施令;強行規定

He had warned the West against trying to dictate to the Soviet Union.

他警告西方國家不要試圖對蘇聯發號施令。

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

一個國家有什么權力強行給另一個國家制定環境標準？

決定;支配;影響

The film's budget dictated a tough schedule.

影片的預算決定了拍攝進度會很緊張。

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

他們的著裝受到時尚規則的嚴格限制。

2、extraordinary

非凡的;優秀的;出色的

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

在那個方面，我們的社會已經取得了巨大的進步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那項任務需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人驚奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

這事兒真蹊蹺！

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

他作出舉行談判的決定非同尋常，因為這可能意味著戰爭真的要結束了。

（會議）特別的

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

在體育運動管理機構的特別會議上

Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.

各殖民地代表在一次特別大會上會面。