
oblige
英 /əˈblaɪdʒ/ 美 /əˈblaɪdʒ/
- v. 迫使;使负有义务Require someone to act because of rules or circumstances
- v. 帮忙;满足请求Help someone by doing what they ask
The sudden storm obliged us to stay indoors.
突如其来的暴风雨迫使我们待在室内。
Environmental regulations oblige manufacturers to reduce harmful emissions and report their progress to public authorities.
环境法规要求制造商减少有害排放,并向政府部门报告进展。
搭配
be obliged to do something 不得不做某事happy to oblige 乐意帮忙much obliged 非常感激
辨析提示
be obliged to do表示被迫或有义务做某事。
词族
obligation (n.)、obligatory (adj.)、obliging (adj.)
相关词
- obligation 义务;责任
- obliging 乐于助人的;热心的
- solidarity 团结;相互支持
- recipient 接受者;收件人
- defiant 公然反抗的;不服从的
- worthy 值得的;配得上的
- condemnation 强烈谴责
- disloyalty 不忠;背信弃义
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