oblige
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
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v. 迫使；使有義務；幫忙
- Drivers are obliged by law to stop whenever someone is waiting at a crosswalk. 依照法律，只要有人在斑馬線前等候，駕駛就必須停車。
其他意思
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v. 迫使, 施恩於, 使感激
If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing.
- The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot
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People sometimes use obliged in expressions such as `much obliged' or `I am obliged to you' when they want to indicate that they are very grateful for something.[FORMAL or OLD-FASHIONED]
- Much obliged for your assistance
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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.[FORMAL]
- I would be obliged if you could read it to us.
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字根
lig 綁
ob + lig + e向、對著 + 綁 + —