undertake

/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

承担;着手做(任务、工作或责任);承诺;保证(做某事)

释义与例句

v. 承担;着手做(任务、工作或责任)
to accept responsibility for a task or piece of work and start doing it
  1. The university will undertake a review of its admissions policy.
    这所大学将着手审查其招生政策。
  2. She undertook the difficult task of reorganizing the archive.
    她承担了重新整理档案这项艰巨任务。
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  1. Only qualified engineers should undertake this work.
    只有合格的工程师才应承担这项工作。
v. 承诺;保证(做某事)
to promise or agree to do something, often in a formal or legal context
  1. The company undertook to complete the repairs within a month.
    该公司承诺在一个月内完成维修。
  2. Both sides undertook to respect the terms of the agreement.
    双方承诺遵守协议条款。
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  1. He undertook not to disclose the information to third parties.
    他保证不向第三方披露这些信息。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 undertake a task/research 是“承担、开展”;undertake to do 是正式“承诺做”,不要与 undergo 混淆。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • undertaking 任务;事业;承诺
    名词,可指所承担的工作或重大项目,也可指正式承诺,具体含义取决于语境。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • undergo 经历;经受;接受
    undertake 表示主动承担或承诺做某事,主语通常是行动者;undergo 表示经历或接受某事,主语是过程的承受者。
    The building is undergoing extensive repairs. 这栋建筑正在经历大规模修缮。
常见搭配
  • undertake research 开展研究
    The institute undertakes research on renewable energy. 该研究所开展可再生能源研究。
  • undertake to do something 承诺做某事
    The landlord undertook to fix the heating before winter. 房东承诺在冬天前修好暖气。