英语词汇“oblige”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	oblige
释义	oblige \əˈblīj\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English obligen, from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- to, against, over + ligare to bind, tie — more at ob-, ligature *transitive verb* 1. : to constrain (as another or oneself) by physical, moral, or legal force : put under obligation to do or to forbear from doing something < necessity obliged him to this crime > < we obliged ourselves to settle our father's bills > < the soldiers were obliged to retreat > < the law obliges everyone to pay his taxes > 2. a. obsolete : to pledge as security : pawn, mortgage b. obsolete : to bind as subject to a penalty (as by a bond) c. : to make (oneself) liable to punishment under the law 3. a. : to bind by a favor or service performed : place under obligation by helping or favoring : make indebted by such treatment < you will oblige me greatly if you get there early > b. : to do a favor or minor service for < always seeking to oblige his friends > c. obsolete : please, accommodate, gratify d. dialect : to work for especially in a domestic capacity < used to oblige a few favored neighbors on festive occasions > e. : to make a loan to < can you oblige me with a few dollars > *intransitive verb* : to do something as or as if a favor < the sun obliged somewhat fitfully — Mollie Panter-Downes > as a. : to perform by way of entertainment < the quartet will oblige with a song > b. dialect : to work for someone especially in a domestic capacity < she obliged for the cottagers in summer > Synonyms: oblige, accommodate, favor all signify to do a service or perform a courtesy. oblige suggests the doing of something that is so pleasing or so especially convenient for someone else that it could be thought to, though does not necessarily, create an obligation < oblige a friend by lending him money > < the hotel obliged by serving them meals at odd hours with no extra charge > < oblige me by retiring for the night — George Meredith > accommodate, often interchangeable with oblige, usually suggests the putting of oneself to some inconvenience or sacrifice to oblige; in its very common use in business it frequently suggests a practical or commercial motive above that of goodwill < accommodate a friend with the loan of a car > < keep exotic foods in stock to accommodate special customers > favor usually confines the service or courtesy to one of goodwill < favor one's friends with many small kindnesses > < favor an audience with an encore > although it has come, in this sense, to suggest often a supercilious or patronizing quality in the action < favor common people around him with a cold smile > < favor his admirers with a glance > < favor his parents with a yearly letter > Synonym: see in addition force.
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