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Definition of oblige in English: obligeverb əˈblʌɪdʒəˈblaɪdʒ 1with object and infinitive Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something. (根据法律或道义)强使(某人)做(某事) doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery 医生受法律约束,在病人尚有一线康复希望的情况下必须让病人活着。 Example sentencesExamples - The reason for this exemption, according to the reasoning of the bill, is the lack of an international standard and practice obliging such persons to report suspicious operations and transactions.
- Women are also obliged to do military service, but are not required to serve in combat units.
- The Dudleian lecturers insisted that natural religion pointed to a moral law that men were obliged to follow.
- This September, I am legally obliged to renew my driver's licence.
- If the law obliges us to pay our taxes, do the news and the weather, then we will.
- No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the law of God.
- Christian leaders are obliged to protect their citizens, by military force if need be.
- In that way it was seen that the medical expenses incurred by the father could also be recovered if the father was legally obliged to pay them.
- The council will launch its annual registration drive at the end of August, and people are legally obliged to respond.
- The children just happened to be the beneficiaries of that exercise that she was legally obliged to provide because she was the mother.
- Doctors and nurses were obliged to attend to patients so they could not be blamed for admitting the patients.
- A wife is legally obliged to obey her husband, reside where he wishes, and accept his surname.
- Under the new law, parents are obliged to register their new born babies within 60 days of their birth.
- British law obliges a parent, once his child is registered at a school, to ensure that he attends regularly; any white parent who kept his child away for so long would undoubtedly be prosecuted and punished.
- We are obliged to counsel for their assistance in this matter.
- His hands were completely tied on this one, and those who now criticise him for doing what he was legally obliged to do are being unfair in the extreme to him.
- We live in a world in which there are many moral laws that people are obliged to conform to.
- Mr Butterfield was not a blood relative of Lady Hulton, and was not a person for whom she or any other members of the Reynolds' family was morally obliged to provide.
- Under the law, we were obliged to publish the paper within three months, failing which the permission would lapse.
- ‘I was brought up thinking work is something you are morally obliged to do,’ as one older man put it.
- The principal drawback of a limited company is that you are legally obliged to file specific information in the Companies Office.
Synonyms require, compel, bind, make, constrain, obligate, force, put under an obligation, leave someone no option, impel, coerce, pressure, pressurize - 1.1with object Do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
按(某人的请求)照办;做(某人想望的)事(以合某人心意);做…以满足(某人的愿望) oblige me by not being sorry for yourself 请你帮个忙,不要自怨自怜了。 no object tell me what you want to know and I'll see if I can oblige 告诉我你想知道什么,看看我能否满足你的愿望。 Example sentencesExamples - Nor would the Virgin Queen oblige by naming a successor, but left her ministers to do it in defiance of English laws and at some risk to themselves.
- Sensing that the umpire didn't share his wicked sense of humour, Gibbs obliged but put his jumper on inside out, hiding his number.
- If someone would kindly oblige by printing a diary bearing the main York bus routes, we shall be delighted to buy some and send them to all our acquaintances in London.
- If you don't have a boat, or prefer to make use of local expertise, there are a number of hardboat skippers who will be only too pleased to oblige.
- Dressed in all black and sporting a new look for his next film with Shankar, the actor was his usual calm self, meeting industry colleagues, giving quick television bytes and obliging fans with autographs.
- Photos of interest would be most welcome so if you can oblige please do.
- You can mix and match, and the head waiter will be only too pleased to oblige with special offerings, if you ask the day before, at no extra charge.
- ‘If you wish to embrace me, Maria, you know I will be only too pleased to oblige you,’ replied James, his voice low and teasing.
- To return to my need: please, can someone oblige with practical advice?
- The Romanians were happy to tackle all day and the Scots appeared happy to oblige by running at them for the full 80 minutes.
- Please oblige by suggesting the proper food style, life style and other things to avoid further blocks.
- Certain gestures could also serve as distress signals, obliging fellow Masons to come to the aid of a ‘Brother.’
- And if there is no one to pass the umbrella on to, Mother Nature can always oblige by helping it fly off in that one strong gust of wind.
- Unfortunately, a lack of research funding and other assistance made it impossible to oblige him, but we had a lively conversation.
- Compilers of match programmes will confirm that as soon as they pick an all-action shot of a striker in full flight he will duly oblige by picking up a groin strain 48 hours before the kick off.
- She had been obliged by his threats to seek accommodation elsewhere.
- He waits for this to sink in, and I oblige by widening my eyes and licking my chapped lips.
- They asked for Abel as a playmate and companion to begin with and Mr Davis was pleased to oblige.
- Naturally, her husband was very pleased and only too happy to oblige with the ‘work.’
- I obliged lovingly, extremely pleased that the water dragon had come right away.
Synonyms do someone a favour, do someone a kindness, do someone a service, accommodate, indulge, gratify, gratify the wishes of, help, assist, serve, humour, meet the wants/needs of, put oneself out for be kind enough to - 1.2be obliged Be indebted or grateful.
感激 if you can give me a few minutes of your time I'll be much obliged 如果我能占用您几分钟时间,我将不胜感激。 Example sentencesExamples - Your Honour, I am obliged and I will return to that, if I may, when we look more closely at the subscription agreement.
- We fail to understand exactly where this humour lies, and would be much obliged if would care to enlighten us.
- If you or anyone else can help me to sort out the security issues I would be much obliged.
- I shall be much obliged if you would give me an opportunity for an interview.
- Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay.
- We are much obliged to all and promise always to do our best to embody human dreams about flying possibilities.
Synonyms thankful, grateful, appreciative beholden, indebted, in someone's debt, under an obligation, obligated thank you, thanks, many thanks, thanks a lot, thanks very much, thank you kindly informal cheers, thanks a million British informal ta - 1.3archaic with object Bind (someone) by an oath, promise, or contract.
〈古〉使(某人)遵守誓约(或承诺、约定) my father had obliged me to the improvement of my stock
Derivativesnoun The obliger is currently not in default under any of its outstanding securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is Trustee. Example sentencesExamples - In the event the obliger discontinues the project, the assets acquired fully or substantially out of the grants given by the Government will revert to the Government grant.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'bind by oath'): from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- 'towards' + ligare 'to bind'. ally from Middle English: Latin alligere ‘combine together’, formed from ad- ‘to(gether)’ and ligare ‘bind’ developed into two closely related words in Old French: alier which became ally in English, and aloyer which became alloy (late 16th century). Ligare is also hidden in furl (late 16th century) which comes from French ferler, from ferm ‘firm’ and lier ‘bind’; league (Late Middle English) a binding together; and oblige (Middle English) originally meaning ‘bind by oath’.
Definition of oblige in US English: obligeverbəˈblījəˈblaɪdʒ 1with object and infinitive Make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action. (根据法律或道义)强使(某人)做(某事) doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery 医生受法律约束,在病人尚有一线康复希望的情况下必须让病人活着。 Example sentencesExamples - This September, I am legally obliged to renew my driver's licence.
- ‘I was brought up thinking work is something you are morally obliged to do,’ as one older man put it.
- A wife is legally obliged to obey her husband, reside where he wishes, and accept his surname.
- Mr Butterfield was not a blood relative of Lady Hulton, and was not a person for whom she or any other members of the Reynolds' family was morally obliged to provide.
- Christian leaders are obliged to protect their citizens, by military force if need be.
- The principal drawback of a limited company is that you are legally obliged to file specific information in the Companies Office.
- The Dudleian lecturers insisted that natural religion pointed to a moral law that men were obliged to follow.
- The reason for this exemption, according to the reasoning of the bill, is the lack of an international standard and practice obliging such persons to report suspicious operations and transactions.
- The children just happened to be the beneficiaries of that exercise that she was legally obliged to provide because she was the mother.
- The council will launch its annual registration drive at the end of August, and people are legally obliged to respond.
- Women are also obliged to do military service, but are not required to serve in combat units.
- British law obliges a parent, once his child is registered at a school, to ensure that he attends regularly; any white parent who kept his child away for so long would undoubtedly be prosecuted and punished.
- No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the law of God.
- We are obliged to counsel for their assistance in this matter.
- We live in a world in which there are many moral laws that people are obliged to conform to.
- His hands were completely tied on this one, and those who now criticise him for doing what he was legally obliged to do are being unfair in the extreme to him.
- In that way it was seen that the medical expenses incurred by the father could also be recovered if the father was legally obliged to pay them.
- Under the new law, parents are obliged to register their new born babies within 60 days of their birth.
- If the law obliges us to pay our taxes, do the news and the weather, then we will.
- Under the law, we were obliged to publish the paper within three months, failing which the permission would lapse.
- Doctors and nurses were obliged to attend to patients so they could not be blamed for admitting the patients.
Synonyms require, compel, bind, make, constrain, obligate, force, put under an obligation, leave someone no option, impel, coerce, pressure, pressurize - 1.1with object Do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
按(某人的请求)照办;做(某人想望的)事(以合某人心意);做…以满足(某人的愿望) oblige me by not being sorry for yourself 请你帮个忙,不要自怨自怜了。 no object tell me what you want to know and I'll see if I can oblige 告诉我你想知道什么,看看我能否满足你的愿望。 Example sentencesExamples - You can mix and match, and the head waiter will be only too pleased to oblige with special offerings, if you ask the day before, at no extra charge.
- Compilers of match programmes will confirm that as soon as they pick an all-action shot of a striker in full flight he will duly oblige by picking up a groin strain 48 hours before the kick off.
- She had been obliged by his threats to seek accommodation elsewhere.
- They asked for Abel as a playmate and companion to begin with and Mr Davis was pleased to oblige.
- ‘If you wish to embrace me, Maria, you know I will be only too pleased to oblige you,’ replied James, his voice low and teasing.
- He waits for this to sink in, and I oblige by widening my eyes and licking my chapped lips.
- Unfortunately, a lack of research funding and other assistance made it impossible to oblige him, but we had a lively conversation.
- Sensing that the umpire didn't share his wicked sense of humour, Gibbs obliged but put his jumper on inside out, hiding his number.
- Please oblige by suggesting the proper food style, life style and other things to avoid further blocks.
- And if there is no one to pass the umbrella on to, Mother Nature can always oblige by helping it fly off in that one strong gust of wind.
- I obliged lovingly, extremely pleased that the water dragon had come right away.
- If someone would kindly oblige by printing a diary bearing the main York bus routes, we shall be delighted to buy some and send them to all our acquaintances in London.
- To return to my need: please, can someone oblige with practical advice?
- Certain gestures could also serve as distress signals, obliging fellow Masons to come to the aid of a ‘Brother.’
- Dressed in all black and sporting a new look for his next film with Shankar, the actor was his usual calm self, meeting industry colleagues, giving quick television bytes and obliging fans with autographs.
- If you don't have a boat, or prefer to make use of local expertise, there are a number of hardboat skippers who will be only too pleased to oblige.
- The Romanians were happy to tackle all day and the Scots appeared happy to oblige by running at them for the full 80 minutes.
- Photos of interest would be most welcome so if you can oblige please do.
- Naturally, her husband was very pleased and only too happy to oblige with the ‘work.’
- Nor would the Virgin Queen oblige by naming a successor, but left her ministers to do it in defiance of English laws and at some risk to themselves.
Synonyms do someone a favour, do someone a kindness, do someone a service, accommodate, indulge, gratify, gratify the wishes of, help, assist, serve, humour, meet the needs of, meet the wants of, put oneself out for - 1.2be obliged Be indebted or grateful.
感激 if you can give me a few minutes of your time I'll be much obliged 如果我能占用您几分钟时间,我将不胜感激。 Example sentencesExamples - We fail to understand exactly where this humour lies, and would be much obliged if would care to enlighten us.
- I shall be much obliged if you would give me an opportunity for an interview.
- We are much obliged to all and promise always to do our best to embody human dreams about flying possibilities.
- Your Honour, I am obliged and I will return to that, if I may, when we look more closely at the subscription agreement.
- If you or anyone else can help me to sort out the security issues I would be much obliged.
- Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay.
Synonyms thankful, grateful, appreciative thank you, thanks, many thanks, thanks a lot, thanks very much, thank you kindly - 1.3archaic with object Bind (someone) by an oath, promise, or contract.
〈古〉使(某人)遵守誓约(或承诺、约定)
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘bind by oath’): from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’. |