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undertaken

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

进行的,进行,进行了,进行中

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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
  1. 1

    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

adj.set in motion
Synonyms
attempted尝试的,试图,尝试过,尝试过的begun开始了,开始,已经开始,已开始initiated发起的,发起,发起人,发起了launched启动,推出,推出的,启动了started开始,开始了,启动,开始的tackled处理过的,解决了,攻克了,处理过tried试图,试过,尝试,尝试过ventured冒险的,冒险,创业,敢于冒险embarked upon着手进行的,开始了,着手进行,着手进行了pushed forward推进了,推进了的,推进的,向前推进了

Examples

  • This is a credit to the hard work of our county and local elections officials who moved quickly to undertake and complete such a momentous task in a short period of time.

  • Then the herculean journey from warehouse freezer to rolled-up sleeve must be undertaken all over again — to deliver the second booster shot a month later.

  • McNab’s group is still undertaking legal action to try and undo the measure.

  • The commissioners are on the brink of undertaking major reforms to Maine’s public defense system.

  • You don’t need to convince someone you know to undertake a wild adventure—you can find someone who dreams of the same adventure, and make friends that way.

  • Experts agree that much will depend on the measures undertaken both by the United States and Cuba.

  • But were Americans ever so worked up about the practice that they demanded it not be undertaken in their name?

  • In a historic visit in 2012, Barack Obama hailed the “remarkable journey” the country had undertaken.

  • Correction: The original article stated that Starboard Strategic Inc. had undertaken the Internet media buy for the NRA.

  • They are believed to have been staying in the big house while renovations are undertaken.

  • After the battle was over General Lawton declared that it was the toughest contest they had yet undertaken in this war.

  • Such as this translation is I offer it with diffidence, realising that I have undertaken a difficult task.

  • The work has been undertaken by an English company, and the necessary measurements already begun.

  • It seemed to Jess Morse as though no other piece of writing could ever be so enthralling as this she had undertaken.

  • Truly these were strange journeys, undertaken at the age of nearly a hundred and forty years!

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