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
  1. to undertake a task/project
     承担一个任务 / 项目
  2. University professors both teach and undertake research .
     大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。
  3. 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。
• 承诺；允诺；答应
  to agree or promise that you will do sth
  1. He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
     他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。

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.
  1. She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
     她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
• VERB 承诺；保证；答应
  If youundertake todo something, you promise that you will do it.
  1. He undertook to edit the text himself.
     他答应亲自编辑正文的内容。

英英释义

verb

• enter into a contractual arrangement
  Synonym:contract
• promise to do or accomplish
  1. guarantee to free the prisoners
  Synonym:guarantee
• enter upon an activity or enterprise
  Synonym:set aboutattempt
• accept as a charge
  Synonym:take in charge
• accept as a challenge
  1. I'll tackle this difficult task
  Synonym:tackletake on

双语例句

• Their brief is to undertake outreach work aimed at young African Caribbeans on the estate.
  他们的任务是为该住宅区年轻的非洲裔加勒比海人提供外展服务。
• The Lawyer may refuse to undertake a case which appears to him unsound.
  律师可能拒绝承办他认为站不住脚的案件。
• 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。
• 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。
• Undertake international development and outsourcing services to China is of great significance.
  发展和承接国际服务外包对我国具有重要意义。
• In a hard-hitting speech to the IMF, he urged third world countries to undertake sweeping reforms.
  在向国际货币基金组织所作的一次言辞激烈的演讲中，他敦促第三世界国家实行彻底改革。
• Instead of civil suits or modest inheritance and divorce cases, they are eager to undertake lucrative notarial work for new companies, real estate firms and the like.
  对于大量的民事诉讼，如家庭纠纷、家庭小额遗产以及离婚等等，律师不愿意去做，他们更愿意做上市公司见证和房地产等赚钱的经济案件。
• 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。
• We shall undertake the construction of this bridge.
  我们将负责这座桥的修建工程。
• I can't undertake that you will win in the election.
  我不能保证你在选举中会赢。