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

• As a nuclear-weapon state, China has never evaded its due responsibilities and obligations in nuclear disarmament.
  作为核武器国家，中国从不回避自己在核裁军方面应尽的责任和义务。
• 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。
• 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。
• The UN Security Council has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Iran and North Korea for failing to meet their obligations.
  联合国安理会（unsecuritycouncil）对伊朗和朝鲜实施了力度空前的制裁，因为这两个国家未能履行各自的义务。
• 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。
• They had, in other words, no real responsibilities or obligations.
  他们，换句话说，没有真正的责任和义务。
• When the granaries are full, people respect rites and obligations.
  仓廪实而知礼节。（《管子》）
• 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。
• This provision is not intended to change or increase an organization's legal obligations.
  本条文并无意改变或增加组织的法律义务。
• This is dictated to us by our obligations to the workers and peasants of the USSR.
  这是我们对苏联的工人和农民的义务。