undertake
英 [ˌʌndəˈteɪk]
美 [ˌʌndərˈteɪk]
v. 承担; 从事; 负责; 承诺; 允诺; 答应
过去分词:undertaken 过去式:undertook 现在分词:undertaking 第三人称单数:undertakes
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牛津词典
verb
- 承担;从事;负责
to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it- to undertake a task/project
承担一个任务 / 项目 - University professors both teach and undertake research .
大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。 - The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident.
公司已经宣布将对这次事故进行全面调查。
- to undertake a task/project
- 承诺;允诺;答应
to agree or promise that you will do sth- He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。
- He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 着手做;从事;承担
When youundertakea task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it.- She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
- She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
- VERB 承诺;保证;答应
If youundertake todo something, you promise that you will do it.- He undertook to edit the text himself.
他答应亲自编辑正文的内容。
- He undertook to edit the text himself.
英英释义
verb
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- promise to do or accomplish
- guarantee to free the prisoners
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- accept as a charge
- accept as a challenge
- I'll tackle this difficult task
双语例句
- Firms must take care to allocate sufficient resources to supervise adequately those activities that they choose to undertake.
她表示:各公司务必注意配置足够的资源,对它们选择从事的活动实施充分的监督。 - Both sides undertake to facilitate further cultural exchanges.
双方承诺为进一步开展文化交流创造便利条件。 - Replacement is guaranteed if the products are not up to the standard.; We undertake to replace the specifications.
产品不合规格,保证退换。 - We shall undertake the construction of this bridge.
我们将负责这座桥的修建工程。 - Because you must undertake communicating with the netizen in forum, have a corrupt practice so.
因为你必须和论坛里的网民进行交流,这样就有一个弊端。 - The enterprises are entitled to undertake certain projects for technological transformation.
企业有权自行安排某些技术改造项目。 - We can't undertake the work for the time being.
我们暂时不能开始这项工作。 - The jury is still out on what kind of solutions we might undertake.
尚未确定我们可能采取何种解决办法。 - We want all our members to undertake this trip responsibly, with their eyes open.
我们希望所有成员都能够负责地开始这次旅程,做到心中有数。 - This was a dangerous strategy for a disabled programmer to undertake.
对一个身患残疾的程序员,这无疑是一个危险的策略。