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obligate:使负有义务;迫使 插画
政法 · C1

obligate

英 /ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/  美 /ˈɑːbləɡeɪt/
  • v. 使负有义务;迫使To require someone to do something legally or morally.
  • adj. 专性的;必须依赖的Needing particular conditions or resources to survive.

Does this agreement obligate me to pay every month?

这份协议是否规定我必须每月付款?

Environmental regulations obligate manufacturers to dispose of hazardous waste safely rather than transfer responsibility to local communities.

环境法规要求制造商安全处置危险废物,而不是将责任转嫁给当地社区。

搭配

obligate someone to do something 使某人有义务做某事legally obligated 负有法律义务的obligate parasite 专性寄生生物

辨析提示

形容词用于生物学,末尾读/ɡət/;有义务用obligated。

词族

obligation (n.)、obligatory (adj.)、obligated (adj.)、oblige (v.)

近义 bind、compel

政法英语词汇CEFR C1

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