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undertake

/uhn-der-teyk/US // ˌʌn dərˈteɪk //UK // (ˌʌndəˈteɪk) //

承担,从事,开展,承诺

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    un·der·took [uhn-der-took], /ˌʌn dərˈtʊk/, un·der·tak·en, un·der·tak·ing.

    • : to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
    • : to promise, agree, or obligate oneself: The married couple undertook to love, honor, and cherish each other.
    • : to warrant or guarantee: The sponsors undertake that their candidate meets all the requirements.
    • : to take in charge; assume the duty of attending to: The lawyer undertook a new case.
v.无主动词 verb
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    un·der·took [uhn-der-took], /ˌʌn dərˈtʊk/, un·der·tak·en, un·der·tak·ing.

    • : Archaic. to engage oneself by promise; give a guarantee, or become surety.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbattempt, engage in
Forms: undertaken, undertakes, undertaking
Synonyms
begin开始,开始了,始于,始commence开始,开始进行,开始工作,展开guarantee保证,保障,担保,保证书initiate启动,发起,倡议,开始launch启动,发射,推出,发起offer提供,提议,优惠,提价shoulder肩部,肩膀,肩膀上的,肩上的责任tackle应对,处理,解决,解决问题try尝试,试试,试试吧,试图agree同意,赞同,赞成,答应bargain讨价还价,议价,谈判,交易commit承诺,投入,承诺书contract合同,签约,契约,契约书covenant契约,公约,圣约,契诺devote投入,奉献,投入资金,投入的embark乘车,乘坐飞机,乘船,乘坐火车endeavor努力,尽力而为,尽力,奋进hazard危害,危害性,风险,危险move行动,移动,举措,搬迁pledge认捐,承诺,誓约,誓言promise承诺,答应,保证,承诺书stake利害关系,赌注,利害关系人,桩子stipulate规定,订明,订定,约定venture创业,冒险,风险,风险投资volunteer志愿者,义工,志愿,自愿者address oneself自言自语,解决自己的问题,自行解决,解决自己answer for回答,答案是,答复,答案commit oneself承诺,投身,承诺自己,献身enter upon着手进行fall into堕入,落入,跌入,陷入go about行事,转转,转移,转动go for去为,去争取,去找,前往go in for从事,进驻,进场,从事的工作go into进入,进,入,陷入have a hand in插手,参与,参予,相当于have a try试一试,尝试一下,试一试吧,试试看make a run at跑到,奔向,奔赴,追赶pitch in投入,投进,投入资金,投入进去set about着手进行,做事,做手脚,着手处理set in motion开动了,开动,开动起来了,开始行动set out所载的,所列的,所载,所列take on承担,对付,担当,承担起take the plunge铤而走险,冒然行动,冒风险,冒然行事take upon oneself担当,担当起,担当起责任,当仁不让try out试行,试试,尝试,试用

Examples

  • We undertook extra mechanical checks which we believed had resolved the issue and informed the supplier.

  • Scientists around the world are currently undertaking one of the fastest vaccine-development programs in history, trying to get the novel coronavirus under control as quickly as humanly possible.

  • Everyone should also remember that in our daily lives, each of us undertakes activities that pose at least a little risk to others.

  • In it, 1,000 subjects undertook a three-month exercise program to see whether it would lower their blood pressure.

  • NASA and Boeing subsequently undertook a comprehensive review of Boeing’s software development program, as well as the agency’s own practices surrounding the public-private partnership, and determined a number of corrective actions.

  • (1)  Only charities and non-profits should ask for unpaid workers to staff their operations or undertake time-consuming projects.

  • “However, it is still unclear to me if the U.S. and its allies are prepared to undertake such a comprehensive approach,” he says.

  • His gun is available to anyone willing to undertake a few minutes of Internet research.

  • Pronouncing illegality, governments will often undertake demolitions of slum houses.

  • She will be remembered as a strong leader and a person willing to undertake difficult tasks to achieve long-term objectives.

  • We are ourselves satisfied, and undertake to demonstrate to our readers, that this question must be answered in the affirmative.

  • He thus probably acquired sufficient confidence to undertake and perform the operation himself.

  • The work which he gives countenance to some to undertake, according to his own good pleasure, he commits to others.

  • Passage over it is often one of the most difficult feats to accomplish which the Alpine explorer has to undertake.

  • Be sure, before you accept any invitation to play, that you know perfectly the piece you undertake.