obligation

[.ɔbli'geiʃən]

n.义务, 责任

例句与用法：

I have an obligation not to.

我有义务不这样。

Damaging the goods puts you under an obligation to buy them.

你损坏了这些商品，你就得都买下来。

The company has to fulfill the terms of its obligation.

这个公司必须履行合同条款。

词形变化：

形容词: obligational |

详细释义：

n.

1. (道义上或法律上的)义务; 责任[C][U][(+to)][+to-v]

We were under obligation to finish the work in a satisfactory way.

我们有义务圆满地完成工作。

You are under no obligation to buy the house if you have not signed a purchase agreement.

如果你没有签订购买合同, 就不一定非买这房子不可。

Our parents fulfilled their obligation to support us.

父母亲尽到了抚养我们的责任。

2. 恩惠[C][(+to/toward)]

repay an obligation

报答恩惠

3. 合约, 契约; 证券[C]

The builder failed to fulfil the terms of his obligation.

营造商未能履行合同的条款。

4. 偿付债务的款项[C]

The lawyer drew up a legal paper discharging him from all obligations.

律师拟定了一份法律文件, 免除他所有的债务款项。