o·blige/ə`blaɪdʒ; əˈblaɪdʒ/ v 1 [T] formal to make it necessary for someone to do something 【正式】 迫使，使〔某人〕非做…不可: be obliged to do sth Doctors are obliged to keep all medical records secret. 医生必须对所有医疗记录保密。 2 [I,T] to do something that someone has asked you to do 帮忙; 答应〔某人的〕要求: Whenever we needed help, Ed was always happy to oblige. 每当我们需要帮助时，艾德总是乐意帮忙。