oblige/əˋblaIdʒ; əˈblaIdʒ/v 1 [T] formal if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law etc makes it necessary【正式】〔因形势﹑法律等关系而〕非做…不可﹐迫使:be obliged to do sth Doctors are obliged to keep all medical records secret. 医生必须对所有病历予以保密。2 [I,T] to do something that someone has asked you to do 帮忙﹔答应〔某人的〕要求: Whenever we needed help, Ed was always happy to oblige . 只要我们有需要﹐艾德总是乐意帮忙。