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obligate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈäbliˌgāt/,
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obligated, past tense; obligated, past participle; obligates, 3rd person singular present; obligating, present participle;
  1. Restricted to a particular function or mode of life
    • - an obligate intracellular parasite
Verb
  1. Bind or compel (someone), esp. legally or morally
    • - the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public
  2. Commit (assets) as security
    • - the money must be obligated within thirty days
  1. restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"
  2. compel: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
  3. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
  4. oblige: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
  5. Obligate means "by necessity" (antonym facultative) and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as: * Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen * Obligate anaerobe, an organism that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen * Obligate air-breather, a complex organism which ...
  6. refers to a response to particular condition or way of life for which there is no alternative; ie. a plant or animal that only lives in a prairie ecosystem. ...
  7. A species that is dependent on a very narrow food base. The White-tailed Kite feeds almost entirely on mice of the genus Microtus. The kite has been described as a Microtene Obligate. The Snail Kite feeds entirely on snails, and specifically the Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa).
  8. invariably found in a particular situation; usually used in reference to organisms that must live in intimate association with a living host (cf. FACULTATIVE, OPPORTUNISTIC).
  9. An adjective meaning "by necessity" (antonym facultative) and used mostly in biology
  10. restricted to a particular set of environmental conditions, without which an organism cannot survive.
  11. The way project sponsors spend money, typically by putting their project under contract for construction. Often funding programs come with restrictions that require a project sponsor to obligate funds in a timely manner or lose the funds.
  12. to make necessary or require, without alternative.
  13. restricted to a particular host, substratum or mode of nutrition.
  14. means "must have", not "oblong", though can exist outside host, needs host to reproduce
  15. a disease-causing organism that cannot live in the marine environment on its own and must reside in the host tissue to survive.
  16. necessary or essential
  17. (Eco, Ento, Vet, Zoo)