[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。
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[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。
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under·takeAWL/ˌʌndəˈteɪk; NAmEˌʌndərˈteɪk/verb(under·took/ˌʌndəˈtʊk; NAmEˌʌndərˈtʊk/under·taken/ˌʌndəˈteɪkən; NAmEˌʌndərˈteɪkən/)( formal) 1undertakesth 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。2undertaketo 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。undertakeundertakesundertookundertakingundertakenunder·take/ˌʌndəˈteɪk; NAmEˌʌndərˈteɪk/under·took/ˌʌndəˈtʊk; NAmEˌʌndərˈtʊk/under·taken/ˌʌndəˈteɪkən; NAmEˌʌndərˈteɪkən/
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
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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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