oblige
oblige 英 [əˈblaɪdʒ] 美 [əˈblaɪdʒ]
vt. 迫使；强制；赐，施恩惠；责成；义务 vi. 帮忙；施恩惠
进行时:obliging 过去式:obliged 过去分词:obliged 第三人称单数:obliges
- To oblige is to do something you have to, because you're bound by either good manners or the law.
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- vt. 迫使；强制；赐，施恩惠；责成；义务
- vi. 帮忙；施恩惠
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1. Newspapers, magazines, TV and the Internet oblige us by constantly reporting the stuff.
报纸，杂志，电视和互联网的不断报道迫使我们接受这些东西。
- oblige (v.) c. 1300, "to bind by oath," from Old French obligier "engage one's faith, commit (oneself), pledge" (13c.), from Latin obligare "to bind, bind up, bandage," figuratively "put under obligation," from ob "to" (see ob-) + ligare "to bind," from PIE root *leig- "to tie, bind." Main modern meaning "to make (someone) indebted by conferring a benefit or kindness" is from 1560s. Related: Obliged; obliging.
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