oblige
verb (formal)- [transitive, usually passive] oblige somebody to do something
to force somebody to do something, by law, because it is a duty, etc. （以法律、義務等）強迫，迫使 Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. 法律規定父母必須送子女入學。 I felt obliged to ask them to dinner. 我不得不請他們吃飯。 He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work. 他受傷嚴重，不得已只好放棄工作。 Libel plaintiffs are virtually obliged to go into the witness box. 诽謗案的原告幾乎是被迫進入證人席的。
Extra ExamplesEmployees should not feel obliged to work extra hours. 員工不應該覺得有義務加班。 In the UK, you are not obliged to carry any form of identification. 在英國，你沒有義務攜帶任何形式的身份證明。 Ministers are obliged to declare their personal interests. 部長們有義務申報個人利益。 She was annoyed that she had felt obliged to explain. 她感到惱火，因爲她覺得有必要解釋一下。 Suppliers aren't legally obliged to provide a warranty. 法律上沒有規定供應商必須提供商品保修。 The landlord is obliged to give tenants 24 hours' notice of a visit. 房東來訪必須提前24小時通知房客。 We felt obliged to sit with them. 我們覺得應該同他們坐在一起。
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to help somebody by doing what they ask or what you know they want （根據要求或需要）幫忙，效勞 Call me if you need any help—I'd be happy to oblige. 若有需要，盡管給我打電話。我很樂意幫忙。 - oblige somebody (with something)
Would you oblige me with some information? 拜托您給我透露些消息好嗎？ - oblige somebody (by doing something)
Oblige me by keeping your suspicions to yourself. 拜托你不要把你的懷疑聲張出去。 The fans were looking for another goal and Kane duly obliged. 粉絲們在尋找另一個目標，凱恩適時地答應了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- duly
- kindly
- gladly
- …
- be glad to
- be happy to
- be pleased to
- …
- by
- with
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘bind by oath’): from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.