ob‧li‧ga‧tion W3 / ɒbləɡeɪʃ ə n, ɒblɪɡeɪʃ ə n $ ɑb- / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

a moral or legal duty to do something

obligation to

America’s obligation to its allies

Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally.

Parents are under a legal obligation to educate their children.

You are under no obligation to buy any more books.

Greater resources are needed to meet these obligations .

the rights and obligations imposed on them by treaties

The government must pay for health care for war veterans – it is an obligation we owe to them.

a moral obligation to help the poor

He stayed with the team out of a sense of obligation .

COLLOCATIONS

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have an obligation Citizens have an obligation to obey the law.

feel an obligation When his mother died, he felt an obligation to continue her work.

meet/fulfil/honour an obligation (= do something that you have a duty to do ) The company has been unable to meet its financial obligations. | All member states must fulfil their obligations according to the EC treaty. | The government failed to honour its obligations under the terms of the agreement.

impose an obligation formal (= put someone in the position of having an obligation ) A contract imposes certain obligations on employees and employers.

owe an obligation to somebody formal (= have an obligation to support, help etc someone ) He owed an obligation of loyalty to his king.

an obligation arises formal (= starts to exist ) the obligations arising out of the treaty

短语

be under an obligation (= have an obligation ) The landlord is under an obligation to repair the house.

be under no obligation An accused man is under no obligation to say anything.

a sense of obligation the sense of obligation that you feel towards your family

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a moral/legal/social obligation We have a moral obligation to take care of our environment.

a statutory obligation formal (= something that the law says must be done ) The Local Authority has a statutory obligation to provide education.

a contractual obligation (= something that a contract says you must do ) The company must refund your money in line with their contractual obligations.

a binding obligation (= something that you must legally do, especially because of an agreement ) These clauses are legally binding obligations on both parties.