| 词汇 | obligation |
| 释义 | obligationUK:*/ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃən/US:/ˌɑblɪˈgeɪʃən/ ,(ob′li gā′shən)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 obligation n (moral requirement)义务；职责；责任Mary feels an obligation to help Peter with his problems.玛丽觉得自己有义务帮助彼得解决他的问题。usage: ‘obligation’ and ‘duty’If you say that someone has an obligation to do something or a duty to do something, you mean that they ought to do it, because it is their responsibility. When obligation and duty are used like this, they have the same meaning.When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.Perhaps it was his duty to tell the police what he had seen. obligation n (enforceable agreement) (法律上的)义务，责任；合约，合同Try our product with no obligation to buy.试用一下我们的产品，没有购买的义务。 复合形式： free [sb] from an obligation v expr (release [sb] from a duty)解除...的责任He's been taking care of his elderly parents for years; finally, his siblings have decided to free him from that obligation by taking on more responsibility themselves. free yourself from an obligation v expr (avoid having to fulfil a duty)不受责任的约束；摆脱责任 moral obligation n (ethical duty)道义上的责任Do children have a moral obligation to look after their parents in old age? obligation of means n (requirement for diligence in fulfilling duty)履行义务的方式 under obligation adv (compulsorily)有义务地；有责任地If we sign the treaty, we are under obligation to reduce pollution by 10% in 10 years. |
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