| 词汇 | obligate |
| 释义 | obligate verb[ T ] US or UK formaluk /ˈɒb.lɪ.ɡeɪt/ us /ˈɑːb.lɪ.ɡeɪt/ to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something: 责成；强迫，迫使 The law obligates financial institutions to make monthly reports on large transactions. The contract obligated them to pay hundreds of pounds monthly to a private recruiting firm. Our financial advice service is free, impartial, and does not obligate you in any way. Related word obligated Synonym oblige There are probably state laws that would obligate you to have a licence. The only conclusion I could come to was that public relations obligated them to do it. Some local politicians feared that the gesture might obligate the city financially in the future. Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coercion dragoon someone into something drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage push (someone) toward(s) something put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ransom slap squeeze wring obligate adjective[ before noun ] biology specializeduk /ˈɒb.lɪ.ɡət/ us /ˈɑːb.lɪ.ɡeɪt/ needing to do something or to have particular conditions in order to live: 强制性的 Horses are obligate nasal breathers during exercise.马在运动时是强制性的鼻呼吸者。 As obligate parasites, viruses are dependent on their hosts. certain to have something, such as a gene(= a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents): （基因等）确定拥有的 She is an obligate carrier, absolutely certain to carry the gene.她是确定携带者，绝对肯定会携带这种基因。 Like all cats, the cougar is an obligate carnivore, feeding only on meat. Such complicated life cycles pose a problem for obligate parasites. Many animals are obligate hermaphrodites. This highlighted their mother as an obligate gene carrier. Animal & plant biology - general words abiotic anatomic anatomical anatomically correct anti-Darwinian biologist biophysics Darwinist entomological entomologist entomology eukaryote experiment station naturalist overstimulate overstimulated overstimulation photosynthetically poikilothermic survival of the fittest You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Genetics obligate | American Dictionaryobligate verb[ T ] us/ˈɑb·ləˌɡeɪt/ to make someone feel morally or legally forced to do something: I’m in favor of obligating welfare recipients to do more. obligatedadjectiveus/ˈɑb·ləˌɡeɪ·t̬ɪd/ [ + to infinitive ]I felt obligated to speak up and defend my friend’s reputation. obligate | Business Englishobligate verb[ T ] USformaluk /ˈɒblɪɡeɪt/us LAW to force someone to do something: be obligated to do sthThe company was obligated to make compensation for damages. obligate sb/sth to do sthThe law doesn't obligate districts to enroll older students. be legally/morally obligatedEmployers are legally obligated to inform employees about benefits. Compare oblige FINANCE to officially state that money will be used to pay for something: The centre is authorized to obligate funds. obligate funds/money/$20 million, etc. for sthThe agency has obligated $388 million for specific recovery projects in the area. Examples of obligateobligate Though the federal government is not obligated to fund primary education, with democratisation the federal government simply could not resist. Thus, a contractual duty obligates the healthcare organization to retain qualified professional personnel. No ethical theory and no version of obstetric ethics based on beneficence and respect for autonomy obligate the physician to attempt the impossible. But one would not be obligated to inquire about the motorist's welfare long after this act. As obligate parasites viruses are dependent on their hosts but their origins seem to deviate from that of cellular life. Favors such as gifts, meals, and invitations obligate us to a future repayment of some kind. This obligates investigators to provide transparency as to the details of the trial from recruitment of subjects to its results. None of the sequences could be assigned to obligate anaerobic bacteria. The municipal environment authorities are obligated to control air and water pollution. One important difference between canine and equine athletes is that horses are obligate nasal breathers during exercise. These habitats are usually considered as nutrient poor14,15, giving rise to the need for obligate and facultative symbiotic interactions between coexisting organisms and epiphytes. It cannot be the case that mere knowledge of some (nonmoral) proposition (or set of propositions) can obligate someone to do something. In one sense, all that can be expected of someone is that he do what he is obligated to do. Liberal societies and their members are justified and probably also obligated to promote the elements of the deliberativeness condition everywhere. The husband and his family are always obligated to the wife's family. See all examples of obligate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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