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

• If you use icons, don't feel obligated to provide them for all menu items.
  如果你要用图标的话，并不是一定要为所有的菜单项都加上图标。
• But 46 states are obligated to balance their budgets each year.
  但46个州都有责任平衡每年预算。
• We would still be obligated to discuss the exodus.
  我们还是得要讨论出埃及记。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm, I'm not obligated to share every little detail of my life with you.
  我，我没有义务把我生活的每个细节都和你分享。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you obligated to respond to party invitations on Sina Weibo?
  你有义务去回复新浪微博上的聚会邀请吗？
• He felt obligated to help.
  他觉得有责任予以帮助。