| 词汇 | obligate |
| 释义 | obligateWord family nounobligantobligationobligatorobligatorinessobligeeobligementobligerobligingnessobligorverbobligateobligeadjectiveobligationalobligatoryobligingadverbobligatorilyobligingly ob·li·gat·e /ˈɒblɪɡeɪt $ ˈɑːb-/ verb [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmE 1 MUSTto make someone have to do something, because it is the law, their duty, or the right thing to do 使有义务〔做某事〕，使有责任〔做某事〕 SYN oblige be obligated to do something Tenants are obligated to pay their rent on time. 房客有义务按时缴纳房租。 2 be/feel obligated THANkto feel that you must do something because it is right or because someone has done something for you 感到有义务；觉得欠了人情 SYN be/feel obliged be/feel obligated to do something Ava felt obligated to help her mother, even if it meant leaving college. 阿娃感到有义务帮助母亲，即使这样做意味着要离开大学。 be/feel obligated to somebody Watson felt obligated to him for the loan. 因为那笔贷款，沃森觉得欠了他的人情。 Examples from the Corpus be/feel obligated to somebody• Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad.• Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do.• A.. No, but they usually do because they feel obligated to follow the wishes of the caucus-goers. n Grammar → obligeObligate is usually passive. Examples from the Corpus obligate• Does his confession obligate his wife to be reconciled to him?• There is nothing that obligates the university to give her any raises in the future.• Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad.• Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do.• Now, the Supreme Court is not obligated to send a consistent cultural message. From Longman Business Dictionary obligateob·li·gate /ˈɒbləgeɪtˈɑːb-/ verb [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmE 1to make it necessary for someone to do something A new law will obligate all companies engaging in banking business to get approval from the finance ministry. 2FINANCEif an authority obligates an amount of money for something, it officially says it will spend that amount on it The Pentagon has obligated $987.9 million to overhaul and improve the aircraft. (1400-1500) Latin past participle of obligare; → OBLIGE |
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