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| /ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | something that you must do for legal or moral reasons （法律上或道义上的）义务，责任 |
| have an obligation to sb/sth The firm has an obligation to its customers. 公司应该对顾客负责。 |
| obligation to do sth Buyers have no legal obligation to disclose personal financial information. 购买者没有公开个人经济情况的法律义务。 |
| meet/honour/fulfil an obligation The council has failed to fulfil its statutory obligation to the public. 该委员会没有履行它对公众承担的法律责任。 |
| without (any) obligation Estimates are available on request, without obligation. 估价单可供随意索取。 |
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| 2 | a grateful feeling that you have towards someone who has done something for you 人情债；恩惠 |
| +to/towards She felt a certain obligation towards him because of everything he had done for her in the past. 由于他过去为她所做的一切，她觉得欠了他某种人情。 |
| sense of obligation Emma felt a tremendous sense of obligation towards her sister. 埃玛觉得欠了她姐姐非常大的人情。 |
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| - | under an obligation
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| 1 | forced to do something for legal or moral reasons 有法律义务；有道义责任 | +to do sth The court held that the bank was under an obligation to return the deposit. 法庭认为该银行必须归还这笔存款。 | | Our client is under no obligation to accept your offer. 我们的客户没有接受你们提议的义务。 | | place/put sb under an obligation Local authorities should be placed under an obligation to complete the work. 地方当局完全有义务完成此项工作。 | |
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| 2 | feeling grateful towards someone who has done something for you 欠人情；受恩惠 | +to I just don’ t want to be under an obligation to him. 我只是不想欠他的人情。 | |
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| Words frequently used with obligation | | obligation 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | contractual, financial, legal, moral, professional, statutory, | 1 | | verbs | accept, discharge, fulfil, honour, meet, perform, undertake, | 1 | | | |
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