If something obligates you to do a particular thing, it creates a situation where you have to do it. 迫使
verb [vt. 及物动词] （使）负有法律（或道义）责任，使……有义务（做某事）；<美>以（资产）为担保
The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their flight delays. 这一裁决迫使航空公司公布航班晚点信息。
adjective [原级] （生）专性的，固性的；必需的
They are obligate aerobes. 他们是专性需氧微生物。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: obligate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
ob(表加强) + lig(捆绑) + ate → 用力捆绑 → 使负义务
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- So long as you're not using it to obligate your ex-wife, you are free to spend it on her, as a gift. 只要你不用它来施恩于你的前妻，你可以把它当作礼物，随意地花在她的身上。
- Paul Ehrlich sees coevolution pushing two competitors into "obligate cooperation." 保罗•埃尔利希认为共同进化推动两个竞争对手进入“强制合作。”