单词	beholden
释义	beholdenbe‧hold‧en /bɪˈhəʊldn $ -ˈhoʊl-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINbeholden Origin: 1300-1400 Old past participle of behold Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Consequently, this was the group to whom they felt most beholden. They are not beholden to the dominant Burton / Brown Democratic machine. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► feel/be beholden to somebody Ludwig is beholden to the President, who gave him his job. I don't like to be beholden to anybody, I like to be my own boss. There was no longer any need for her to be beholden to Fen Marshall. Yet most judges I know are beholden to Power-by that I mean unalterably pledged to the dominant force of the system. feel/be beholden to somebody to feel that you have a duty to someone because they have done something for you
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