obligations

英 [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz]

n.  义务; 职责; 责任; (已承诺的或法律等规定的)义务
obligation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 义务;责任
  If you have anobligation todo something, it is your duty to do that thing.
  1. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it...
     老师布置作业时，学生通常认为完成作业是一种义务。
  2. Ministers are under no obligation to follow the committee's recommendations.
     部长不必非得听从委员会的建议。
• N-VAR (照顾某人或保护某人利益的)义务，责任
  If you have anobligation toa person, it is your duty to look after them or protect their interests.
  1. The United States will do that which is necessary to meet its obligations to its own citizens...
     美国将为自己的公民尽其应尽的义务。
  2. I have an ethical and a moral obligation to my client.
     我对我的当事人负有道义上的责任。
• PHRASE (广告中产品或服务)免费试用地，免费体验地
  In advertisements, if a product or a service is availablewithout obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.
  1. If you are selling your property, why not call us for a free valuation without obligation?...
     如果您打算出售房产，何不打电话让我们作免费估价呢？
  2. You can review your policy in detail for a full 15 days without obligation.
     您可以在15天的免费体验期内仔细审核保单细则。

双语例句

• The company has not fulfilled certain contractual obligations
  该公司没有履行合同规定的某些义务。
• Life is full of to-do lists, responsibilities and obligations.
  生活充满了待办清单、责任和义务。
• Key issues involve past business agreements, financial commitments and unfulfilled social or family obligations.
  关键问题，包括过去的商业协定承诺，实现经济社会和家庭的责任。
• Certification and approval of obligations and expenditures
  债务和支出的核证和核准
• Divorce releases both the husband and wife from all marital obligations to each other
  离婚解除了夫妻双方相互之间所有的婚姻义务。
• Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations.
  有关法律或法律权利和义务的。
• Suddenly, I understood that having obligations can act as a spur and a discipline.
  我突然懂得了，责任可以成为一种鞭策和纪律。
• We freed him from his financial obligations.
  我们使他摆脱了经济上的责任。
• Regulations placed clear obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant
  为维护房客的利益，条例明确规定了房东负有的各项义务。
• Last week, lynda obst made a persuasive case that the economic obligations of the foreign market were strangling American film comedy.
  上周，琳达奥布斯特提出一个看法，她认为海外市场的经济职责正在遏制美国喜剧电影。