| 词汇 | undertake |
| 释义 | undertakeWord family noun takings undertaking take taker undertakerverb take overtake undertake adjectiveundertakable noun undertaking verb undertake un·der·take /ˌʌndəˈteɪk $ -dər-/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb (past tensepst undertook /-ˈtʊk/, past participlepp undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [transitiveT] formal 1 PROMISEto accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it 承担；着手做〔某事〕 undertake a task/a project/research/a study etc Dr Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary. 约翰逊博士担负起编写一本综合性英语词典的工作。 2 undertake to do something formal to promise or agree to do something 承诺做某事，答应做某事 He undertook to pay the money back in six months. ► see thesaurus at promise → undertake 他保证在六个月之内还钱。 Examples from the Corpus undertake to do something• The artist must undertake to act reasonably at all times if offered fair advice by his or her manager.• Labour must also undertake to curb spiralling local government spending.• At the beginning of his reign, Herod undertook to establish currency and legitimacy for himself.• But Claire Fraser was out there and he had undertaken to find her and persuade her to come home.• In addition, extensive research is being undertaken to improve existing lines and develop new products.• The government in turn undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.• ACE/AGIT recommend that one of the governors undertakes to look after the interests of the children with special educational needs.• Each country undertakes to negotiate in good faith.• They agreed to return to their barracks after the government undertook to pay them their January and February salaries. n COLLOCATIONS nouns undertake a task/project Every task he undertook was tackled with great determination. undertake work The work is being undertaken by team of experts. undertake research/a study Students may undertake full-time supervised research leading to the award of a Ph.D. undertake a review/analysis The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the Law. undertake a journey/voyage You should not undertake a long journey if you are unwell. undertake duties (=do things as part of your job) phrasesI’m rarely asked to undertake teaching duties these days. something is not to be undertaken lightly (=not to be started without serious thought, for example because it is difficult) It was not a voyage to be undertaken lightly. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus undertake• Strategies for reducing school size at the secondary level are simple and easily undertaken.• There are four major initiatives a Government can undertake.• Nevertheless, it was independently undertaken, in a very matter-of-fact way, to assist a respected superior in coping.• Considerable research was undertaken into the original Superspec home at Colchester.• Members of these units are legal combatants and undertake legitimate military tasks.• It has also undertaken studies and simulation exercises in emergency planning.• Two new studies have been undertaken to determine the effects of the chemicals. From Longman Business Dictionary undertakeun·der·take /ˌʌndəˈteɪk-ər-/ verb (past tensepst undertook /-ˈtʊk/, past participlepp undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [transitiveT] 1to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work and start to do it His first task was to undertake a major reorganization of production methods. 2undertake to do something to promise or agree to do something The ferry operators undertook not to reduce services or increase fares. → See Verb table |
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