/əˈblaɪdʒ ||; əˈblaɪdʒ/verb1 [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。
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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。 ➔obliged adj Thanks for your help. I'm much obliged to you. 谢谢你帮忙，我十分感激。 ➔obliging adj I asked my neighbour for advice and he was very obliging. 我向邻居请教，他非常乐于帮忙。