[with obj. and infinitive]bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally
(尤指在法律或道德上)约束,强制(某人);使负有法律(或道义)责任
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the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public .医疗机构有责任采取符合公众最大利益的行动。
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〈美〉 以(资产)为担保
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the money must be obligated within 30 days .这笔钱必须在30天内作为抵押交付。
【生】 专性的,固性的
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an obligate intracellular parasite .一种固性细胞寄生虫。常与<Bold>FACULTATIVE</Bold>相对。
"late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘bound by law’): from Latin