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单词 oblige
释义
oblige
verb
uk
/əˈblaɪdʒ/us
/əˈblaɪdʒ/

obligeverb(FORCE)

[T+ obj + to infinitive]
(USorUKformalalsoobligate)
toforcesomeone to do something, or to make itnecessaryfor someone to do something:
责成；强迫，迫使
Thelawobligescompaniestopaydecentwagestotheiremployees.法律强制公司向其雇员支付适当的工资。
Thelawdoes not obligatesellerstoacceptthehighestoffer.法律没有强制卖主必须接受最高的出价。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
  • arm-twisting
  • bludgeon
  • bounce
  • bouncesomeoneintosomething
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • forcibly
  • holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
  • impel
  • impose
  • jolt
  • railroad
  • reduce
  • reducesomeonetosomething
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • screw
  • slap
  • squeeze
  • trap
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obligeverb(HELP)

C1[IorT]
topleaseorhelpsomeone,especiallyby doing something they haveaskedyou to do:
（尤指按别人要求的去做以）讨好，帮助，为…效劳
We only went to thepartyto oblige someoldfriendswhoaskedus to be there.我们去参加这个聚会只是为了照顾一些老朋友的面子，他们特意要求我们到场。
Weneededaguideand he was only toohappytooblige.我们需要一个向导，而他很乐意帮忙。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Helping and co-operating
  • a good/bad turnidiom
  • abet
  • accommodative
  • aid
  • any port in a stormidiom
  • assist
  • assistance
  • bridge
  • carry
  • facilitation
  • givesomeonea leg upidiom
  • give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
  • go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
  • platform
  • share a platformidiom
  • solid
  • start(something)off
  • succour
  • supportively
  • supportiveness
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Phrasal verb

obligesomeonewithsomething
(Definition ofobligefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

oblige| American Dictionary

oblige
verb
us
/əˈblɑɪdʒ/

obligeverb(FORCE)

[T]fml
toforceor make itexpectedfor someone to do something:
Circumstances obliged him toleavetown.

obligeverb(HELP)

[I/T]
topleaseorhelpsomeone,esp. by doing something thepersonhasaskedyou to do:
[I]Weneededaguideand he was only toohappyto oblige.

obliged

adjectiveus
/əˈblɑɪdʒd/
[+ to infinitive]He was obliged tocallthenursetohelphim up again.
(Definition ofobligefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

oblige| Business English

oblige
verb
uk
/əˈblaɪdʒ/us
[T]LAW
toforcesomeone to do something, or to make itnecessaryfor someone to do something:
be obliged to do sthEmployers are obliged topayemployeessickpay.
Sellers are notlegallyobligedtoacceptthehighestoffer.
Companies areobliged bylawtocarryoutregularsafetychecks.
a law/treaty/agreement obliges sthThelawobligesfulldisclosureofpoliticalcontributions.
[IorT]
topleaseorhelpsomeone,especiallyby doing something they haveaskedyou to do:
He went to theconferenceto oblige hisboss.
Weneededsomehelpwithouraccountsand she was only toohappyto oblige.
(Definition ofobligefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoblige

oblige
Fearing disqualification, competing architects feel obliged to keep closely to the brief, and their opportunity to question it is very limited.
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Convention and common sense dictated that potential purchasers were obliged to scrutinise the accounts of the target company.
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Thus, donors should not resent a lack of giving on behalf of past recipients, nor should recipients feel obliged to return benefits to a donor.
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I do wish publishers would stop feeling obliged to make claims which are at best over-ambitious and at worse misleading.
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The bill obliges physicians to report euthanasia to the prosecution, while euthanasia itself remains a criminal offence.
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The maid was obliging, pointing out the rooms where both men slept.
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Only in 1820 were the crown lawyers statutorily obliged to bring a libel information to trial within a year of the filing date.
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Such - mostly community-level - organisational structures have also been obliged to develop the capacity to deal with other stakeholders at the local, regional and national level.
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Students with grants in such schools were usually obliged to perform services in exchange, such as cleaning.
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Consider, for example, the fact that we are all obliged to refrain from picking our respective noses in public places.
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Furthermore, there are no term limits and parties are obliged to nominate incumbents desiring re-election regardless of their conduct in office.
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I am obliged to walk one mile, but may unselfishly walk a second.
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Therefore, for all practical purposes, it must be shown that religion is truth-oriented before we are obliged to examine pro-religious arguments.
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Again, being obliged to do it unless and until someone else does it will solve the problem only where there is perfect communication.
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Countries with regulations above the minimum standard are not obliged to decrease their standard levels.
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