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oblige sb to do sth
表示迫使某人做某事，常用于法律或规则。
The law obliges parents to send their children to school.
法律强制父母送子女上学。
强制；施恩惠于；使感激
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
强制；施恩惠于；使感激
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
The law obliges parents to send their children to school.
法律强制父母送子女上学。
用武力或社会、道德、法律手段约束某人。
To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
为(某人)提供服务或帮助(因此原本会产生一种义务)。
To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
使某人感到亏欠。
To cause somebody to feel indebted.
oblige
Base
原形
obliges
3rd person
第三人称单数
obliging
-ing
现在分词
obliged
Past
过去式
obliged
Past participle
过去分词
The contract obliges us to deliver the goods by Friday.
合同强制我们在周五前交货。
She obliged me with a loan last year.
她去年借给我一笔钱，帮了我大忙。
They have obliged us with their generous support.
他们慷慨支持，我们感激不尽。
常规动词，过去式和过去分词均为obliged。
The contract obliges us to complete the work by Friday.
合同强制我们在周五前完成工作。
Could you oblige me by lending me your pen?
你能帮个忙，把笔借给我吗？
I am much obliged to you for your kind assistance.
我非常感激您的善意帮助。
表示迫使某人做某事，常用于法律或规则。
The law obliges parents to send their children to school.
法律强制父母送子女上学。
表示提供帮助或给予某物，较正式。
Could you oblige me with a pen?
你能借我一支笔吗？
常用于被动语态，表示因责任或压力而做某事。
He felt obliged to attend the meeting.
他感到不得不参加会议。
表示对某人的帮助或恩惠表示感激，较正式。
I am much obliged to you for your help.
我非常感谢你的帮助。
Not this
He has no oblige to help.
Use this
He has no obligation to help.
学生把动词 'oblige' 误用作名词，受中文‘义务’的影响。正确名词是 'obligation'。
Not this
He obliged to help me.
Use this
He obliged me by helping me.
动词 'oblige' 表示施惠时需要接宾语（被帮助的人），并用介词 'by' 引出帮助的方式。直接加 'to' 不符合语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
感到有义务做
I feel obliged to help him with his project.
我觉得有义务帮他做项目。
感激某人
I am much obliged to you for your kind assistance.
我非常感激你的好心帮助。
以某物帮助某人
Could you oblige me with a pen?
你能借我一支笔吗？
通过做某事帮助某人
She obliged us by singing a song.
她为我们唱了一首歌。
非常感谢
Much obliged for your help.
非常感谢你的帮助。
如果...将不胜感激
I would be obliged if you could attend the meeting.
如果你能参加会议，我将不胜感激。
非常感谢
I'm much obliged for your help.
我非常感谢你的帮助。
位高则任重
In 'The Dark Knight', Bruce Wayne is reminded of his duty with the phrase 'Noblesse oblige.'
在电影《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士》中，布鲁斯·韦恩被提醒他的责任：'位高则任重'。
非常感谢，女士。
In the 2010 film 'True Grit', the character Rooster Cogburn says, 'Much obliged, ma'am.'
在2010年的电影《真实的勇气》中，角色鲁斯特·科格本说：'非常感谢，女士。'
Use oblige naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记oblige：‘哦，不领情？’——强制你领情或帮忙。
语域：正式；典型语境：礼貌请求、正式感谢；注意：多用于正式场合或书面语，尤其是表示'帮忙'或'使感激'的用法。
及物动词时常用oblige sb to do sth或be obliged to do sth；不及物动词时意为'帮忙'，常与with连用
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