obligation
noun /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃn/
义务;职责;责任 - obligation to do something You are under no obligation to buy anything.
你不必非买什么东西不可。 - under any/no obligation She did not feel under any obligation to tell him the truth.
她觉得没有义务告诉他实情。 - I don't want people coming to see me out of a sense of obligation.
我不想让别人迫于无奈来看我。 - without obligation We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation (= you do not have to accept it).
我们将寄上工程估算,仅供参考。
Topics Permission and obligationb2- I am under no obligation to tell you my name.
我没有义务告诉你我的名字。 - Our mortgage advice is given free and without obligation.
我们免费提供按揭贷款建议,仅供参考。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- contractual
- legal
- statutory
- …
- carry out
- discharge
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- arise from something
- under an obligation
- without obligation
- obligation of
- …
- obligation to do something You are under no obligation to buy anything.
synonym commitment(已承诺的或法律等规定的)义务,责任 - legal/professional/financial obligations
法律/专业/财务义务 - They reminded him of his contractual obligations.
他们提醒他注意合同规定的义务。 - The country has promised to comply with its international obligations.
该国已承诺遵守其国际义务。 - obligation to do something We have a moral obligation to protect the environment.
我们有道义责任保护环境。 - I have an obligation under law to protect their confidentiality.
根据法律,我有义务为他们保密。 - obligation on somebody I felt that there was a moral obligation on me to tell the story.
我觉得讲述这个故事是我的道德义务。 - We want to fulfil our obligation to farmers and see they get a fair price.
我们想履行我们对农民的义务,看他们得到公平的价格。 - The company did not have enough money to meet its obligations.
该公司没有足够的钱来履行其义务。 - obligation to/toward somebody We have an obligation to our consumers.
我们对消费者有义务。
Topics Permission and obligationb2- I can't travel next month because of family obligations.
出于对家庭的责任,我下个月不能去旅行。 - The builders failed to meet their contractual obligations.
建筑商没能履行合同中规定的义务。 - obligations arising from your contract of employment
根据雇佣合同你须履行的义务 - the obligations of citizenship
公民的义务
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- contractual
- legal
- statutory
- …
- carry out
- discharge
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- arise from something
- under an obligation
- without obligation
- obligation of
- …
- legal/professional/financial obligations
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘formal promise’): via Old French from Latin obligatio(n-), from the verb obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.
Express Yourself Asking about obligationAsking about obligation咨询相关义务 When you are unsure about what is expected of you in a situation, you can ask about obligations:不确定在某种情境下该做什么时可以询问应履行的义务:
- What time do we have to be home?
我们必须在什么时候回到家?
- What time do we have to be home?
- Are we supposed to show our ID cards?
我们需要出示身份证吗?
- Are we supposed to show our ID cards?
- Is it necessary to apply for a visa?
有必要申请签证吗?
- Is it necessary to apply for a visa?
- Is there a legal obligation to wear a bike helmet here?
在这里骑自行车有没有法律规定要戴头盔?
- Is there a legal obligation to wear a bike helmet here?