o·blige
verb/əˈblaɪdʒ/
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they oblige | /əˈblaɪdʒ/ /əˈblaɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it obliges | /əˈblaɪdʒɪz/ /əˈblaɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple obliged | /əˈblaɪdʒd/ /əˈblaɪdʒd/ |
| past participle obliged | /əˈblaɪdʒd/ /əˈblaɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form obliging | /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/ /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, usually passive] oblige somebody to do something to force somebody to do something, by law, because it is a duty, etc.
（以法律、义务等）强迫，迫使 - Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school.
法律规定父母必须送子女入学。 - I felt obliged to ask them to dinner.
我不得不请他们吃饭。 - He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
他受伤严重，不得已只好放弃工作。 - Libel plaintiffs are virtually obliged to go into the witness box.
诽谤案的原告几乎是被迫进入证人席的。
Extra Examples- Employees should not feel obliged to work extra hours.
员工不应感到有义务加班。 - In the UK, you are not obliged to carry any form of identification.
在英国，您没有义务携带任何形式的身份证明。 - Ministers are obliged to declare their personal interests.
部长们有义务申报个人利益。 - She was annoyed that she had felt obliged to explain.
她很恼火，因为她觉得有必要解释。 - Suppliers aren't legally obliged to provide a warranty.
法律上没有规定供应商必须提供商品保修。 - The landlord is obliged to give tenants 24 hours' notice of a visit.
房东来访必须提前24小时通知房客。 - We felt obliged to sit with them.
我们觉得应该同他们坐在一起。
- Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school.
- [intransitive, transitive] to help somebody by doing what they ask or what you know they want
（根据要求或需要）帮忙，效劳 - Call me if you need any help—I'd be happy to oblige.
若有需要，尽管给我打电话。我很乐意帮忙。 - oblige somebody (with something) Would you oblige me with some information?
拜托您给我透露些消息好吗？ - oblige somebody (by doing something) Oblige me by keeping your suspicions to yourself.
拜托你不要把你的怀疑声张出去。 - The fans were looking for another goal and Kane duly obliged.
球迷们正在寻找另一个进球，凯恩也顺从了这一点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- duly
- kindly
- gladly
- …
- be glad to
- be happy to
- be pleased to
- …
- by
- with
- Call me if you need any help—I'd be happy to oblige.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘bind by oath’): from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.