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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I will observe its laws faithfully and fulfil my duties and obligations as a British citizen.
  我将切实遵守它的法律，履行作为一个英国公民应尽的职责和义务。
• 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。
• 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。
• I shall not shirk from my obligations.
  我不会逃避我的责任。
• Unilateral intervention, he told the editors, would have violated our traditions and international obligations.
  他对主编们说，单方面的干涉会违背我们的传统和国际义务。
• 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。
• It provides the principal contractual obligations determining how governments frame and implement domestic trade legislation and regulations.
  它规定了政府决策机构如何设立和实施国内贸易立法与法规的主要契约性义务。