单词 | over-oblige |
释义 | > as lemmasover-oblige over-oblige v. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(r)əˈblʌɪdʒ/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərəˈblaɪdʒ/ ΚΠ 1635 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge (new ed.) v. 176 My duety over obliging mee to esteeme my Mothers requests as commands, I therefore adventure thee this Letter. 1658 F. Osborne Advice to Son in Wks. (1673) 80 If it be dangerous to over-oblige a King, it is mortal in relation to a Free-State. 1922 H. Granville-Barker in Observer 1 Jan. in S. Wells Shakespeare in Theatre (1997) 191 Why..let one pair of cross-fastened yellow stockings (Shakespeare asked no more, for all that Mr. Duncan Grant so over-obliged him!) lure you into those skipping atrocities? < as lemmas |
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