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Undertake Undertook Undertaken Task Sth Verb Start Promise

word undertake
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undertake

[ˌʌndəˈteɪk]undertook, undertaken, undertaking, undertakes

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undertaken[760] undertaking[1360] undertook[359]
承担(62%),从事(21%),保证(10%),答应(7%)
vt.承担,保证;从事;同意;试图
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Collins
undertake ★★☆☆☆
/ʌ̱ndə(r)te͟ɪk/
1
[VERB 动词]着手做;从事;承担 When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it.
  [V n]
  • She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.

    她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。

2
[VERB 动词]承诺;保证;答应 If you undertake to do something, you promise that you will do it.
  [V to-inf]
  • He undertook to edit the text himself.

    他答应亲自编辑正文的内容。


Oxford
under·take AWL / ˌʌndəˈteɪk ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈteɪk / verb ( under·took / ˌʌndəˈtʊk ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈtʊk / under·taken / ˌʌndəˈteɪkən ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈteɪkən / ) ( formal) 1 undertakesth to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it 承担;从事;负责 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。 2 undertaketo do sth | undertakethat… to agree or promise that you will do sth 承诺;允诺;答应 He undertook to finish the job by Friday. 他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。 undertake undertakes undertook undertaking undertaken under·take / ˌʌndəˈteɪk ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈteɪk / under·took / ˌʌndəˈtʊk ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈtʊk / under·taken / ˌʌndəˈteɪkən ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈteɪkən /
LDC
undertakeun‧der‧take /ˌʌndəˈteɪk $ -dər-/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb (past tense undertook /-ˈtʊk/, past participle undertaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [transitive] formal
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1to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do itundertake a task/a project/research/a study etc Dr Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.2undertake to do something to promise or agree to do something:  He undertook to pay the money back in six months. see thesaurus at
promise
COLLOCATIONSnounsundertake 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)· I’m rarely asked to undertake teaching duties these days.phrasessomething 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.

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