| 释义 |
o·blige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. [常用被动语态](以道义、法律或体力)强使，迫使
I felt obliged to invite him into the parlour. 我只得把他让进客厅。
The police obliged him to leave. 警察迫使他离开。
In certain countries the law obliges parents to send their children to school. 在某些国家里，法律强制父母送子女上学。
2. 施恩惠于，帮…的忙
Will you oblige me by closing the windows? 劳您驾替我关上窗好吗?
The girl reporter obliged Hearst by “fainting” in the main street. 那位女记者在大街上“昏厥过去”，帮了赫斯特一个大忙。
3. [常用被动语态]使感激
We are obliged to you for dinner. 我们感谢你请我们吃饭。
A: Alright? B: Yes, yes, much obliged. 甲：好吗? 乙：好，好!非常感谢！
4. 使(行为、政策等)成为必要
Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part. 你那粗枝大叶的作风使我不得不对你严格。
❷ vi.
施恩惠，帮忙
Will you oblige with a song? 请唱支歌，好吗?
[<OFr obliger<L obligāre<OB-: to, towards + ligāre to bind] |