1 [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to force sb to do sth 强使,迫使(某人做某事):
Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school.法律规定,父母必须送子女入学。Although I wasn't hungry, I felt obliged to eat the food they had made.我并不饿,但是他们已经把饭做好,我觉得还是应该吃一点。
2 [I,T] (formal 正式) to do what sb asks; to be helpful 为(某人)效劳;乐于帮忙:
If you ever need any help, I'd be happy to oblige.如果你需要帮忙,我乐于效力。 ➔obligedadjThanks for your help. I'm much obliged to you.谢谢你帮忙,我十分感激。 ➔obligingadjI asked my neighbour for advice and he was very obliging.我向邻居请教,他非常乐于帮忙。