Oblige

[ə'blaɪdʒ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; 'He's held by a contract'; 'I'll hold you by your promise'.

(verb.) provide a service or favor for someone; 'We had to oblige him'.

克洛伊校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To attach, as by a bond.

(v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.

(v. t.) To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.

西里尔整理

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Compel, force, coerce, constrain.[2]. Serve, accommodate, please, favor, gratify, do a service for, do a favor to.[3]. Obligate, bind, bring under obligation.

詹尼弗編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Compel, coerce, necessitate, force, benefit, favor, accommodate, gratify, bind,constrain

ANT:Release, acquit, induce, persuade, {[annon]?}, disoblige

手打:苏珊

解釋/意思:

v.t. to bind or constrain: to bind by some favour rendered hence to do a favour to.—adj. Ob′ligable that can be held to a promise or an undertaking: true to a promise or a contract.—n. Ob′ligant one who binds himself to another to pay or to perform something.—v.t. Ob′ligāte to constrain: to bind by contract or duty:—pr.p. ob′ligāting; pa.p. ob′ligāted.—n. Obligā′tion act of obliging: the power which binds to a promise a duty &c.: any act which binds one to do something for another: that to which one is bound: state of being indebted for a favour: (law) a bond containing a penalty in case of failure.—adv. Ob′ligatorily.—n. Ob′ligatoriness.—adj. Ob′ligātory binding: imposing duty.—ns. Obligee (ob-li-jē′) the person to whom another is obliged; Oblige′ment a favour conferred.—adj. Oblig′ing disposed to confer favours: ready to do a good turn.—adv. Oblig′ingly.—ns. Oblig′ingness; Ob′ligor (law) the person who binds himself to another.

手打:卡尔