obliging
UK/ә'blaidʒiŋ/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Willing and eager to help others; accommodating
乐于助人的,殷勤的,体贴的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom the 'do a favour' sense of oblige: an obliging person is forever ready to oblige — to loosen others' troubles by helping. The duty-rope here pulls toward kindness rather than compulsion.
Root lig still carries 18 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.obliging staff热心的员工
- 2.obliging manner殷勤的态度
- 3.most obliging十分乐于助人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The hotel staff were friendly and extremely obliging.
- 2.
He's always obliging when a colleague needs a hand.