obligated

英 [ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd]

美 [ˈɑːblɪɡeɪtɪd]

adj.  (道义或法律上)有义务的，有责任的，必须的
v.  使负有义务; 迫使
obligate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：obligated　过去式：obligated　

TOEFL

COCA.26342

牛津词典

adj.

• （道义或法律上）有义务的，有责任的，必须的
  having a moral or legal duty to do sth
  1. He felt obligated to help.
     他觉得有义务帮忙。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (感到)有责任的，有义务的
  If you feelobligatedto do something, you feel that it is your duty to do it. If you areobligated tosomeone, you feel that it is your duty to look after them.
  1. I felt obligated to let him read the letter...
     我觉得有义务让他看到这封信。
  2. He had got a girl pregnant and felt obligated to her and the child.
     他搞大了一个女孩的肚子，觉得自己有责任照顾母子俩。

双语例句

• The principal may be obligated as if it had expressly granted the authority to agent.
  被代理人可能要承担他原本未明确授权给代理人之责任。
• You must feel obligated to him for his help.
  你必须对他的帮助表示感激。
• Keep in mind that while your family is obligated to love you no matter what, co-workers are not.
  谨记你的家人有义务无条件爱你，但同事可没有。
• He felt obligated to help.
  他觉得有责任予以帮助。
• Other trust funds not yet obligated;
  其他尚未支配的信托基金；
• Ifyou don't respect them, they feel obligated to bash you.
  如果你不尊重他们，他们就觉得有义务教训你。
• Bond servant: a person obligated to service without wages.
  奴隶：被强迫提供服务而得不到报酬的人。
• Normally, the seller is obligated to prepay the ocean freight.
  在通常情况下，卖方有责任预付海运费。
• Really, don't feel obligated to tell me anything about yourself.
  真的，别觉得你有义务向我坦白你的一切。
• I am obligated, of course, to report this to the epa.
  我有责任，当然，把这件事报告给epa。