oblige
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing. 迫使
The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot. 暴風雨越來越猛烈。最終,我被迫棄車徒步前行。
2. V-T/V-I To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do. (通過滿足要求而) 幫助
Mr. Oakley has always been ready to oblige journalists with information. 奧克利先生一直樂于提供信息幫助記者們。
We called up three economists to ask how to eliminate the deficit and they obliged with very straightforward answers. 我們致電3位經(jīng)濟學家咨詢消除赤字的方法,他們滿足了我們的要求,給出了非常直接的答復。
3. CONVENTION If you tell someone that you would be obliged or should be obliged if they would do something, you are telling them in a polite but firm way that you want them to do it. (如蒙…) 將不勝感激[正式]
I would be obliged if you could read it to us. 如果你能把它讀給我們聽,我將不勝感激。
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oblige /??bla?d?/ (obliging,obliged,obliges)
劍橋詞典
oblige verb (FORCE)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 加賓語的動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] (US or UK formal also obligate)to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something
責成;強迫,迫使
The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees . 法律強制公司向其雇員支付適當?shù)墓べY。
The law does not obligate sellers to accept the highest offer . 法律沒有強制賣主必須接受最高的出價。
oblige verb (HELP)
[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to please or help someone, especially by doing something they have asked you to do
(尤指按別人要求的去做以)討好,幫助,為…效勞
We only went to the party to oblige some old friends who asked us to be there. 我們?nèi)⒓舆@個聚會只是為了照顧一些老朋友的面子,他們特意要求我們到場。
We needed a guide and he was only too happy to oblige. 我們需要一個向?qū)?,而他很樂意幫忙?