beholden是什么意思？

beholden

英[bɪˈhəʊldən] 美[bɪˈhoʊldən]

• adj. 有责任的，有义务的；

例句

• I am greatly beholden to you for your kindness. 承蒙厚爱,十分感激.
• She didn't like to be beholden to anyone. 她不愿欠任何人的情。
• We feel really beholden to them for what they've done. 对他们所做的一切，我们真是感激不尽。
• He was made beholden to the Mafia... 他受过黑手党的恩惠。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  欠…人情的；受…恩惠的；对…负有义务的
  If you are beholden to someone, you are in debt to them in some way or you feel that you have a duty to them because they have helped you.
  例句
  He was made beholden to the Mafia... 他受过黑手党的恩惠。 We feel really beholden to them for what they've done. 对他们所做的一切，我们真是感激不尽。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. under a moral obligation to someone