中英互译
undertake
英 /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/美 /ˌʌndərˈteɪk/
基本释义
- v.承担，从事；承诺，答应；<英>在内侧行驶时赶上并超越（另一辆车）
第三人称单数undertakes
现在分词undertaking
过去式undertook
过去分词undertaken
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词语例句
承担，从事vt.
六级四级University professors both teach and undertake research.
大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges.
从事绿色时尚的设计师们仍然面临着许多挑战。
The adolescent becomes an adult when he undertakes a real job.
当青少年从事一项真正的工作时，他就成了成年人。
承诺，答应vt.&vi.
This painter undertook that he can do a good job.
这名粉刷工人保证可以把活做好。
He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。
<英>在内侧行驶时赶上并超越（另一辆车）vt.
My brother quickly undertook me at a high speed.
我弟弟很快就以极快的速度赶上了我。
- University professors both teach and undertake research.大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。来自《牛津词典》
- Their brief is to undertake outreach work aimed at young African Americans.他们的任务是承担主动帮助年轻美国黑人的工作。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- We want all our members to undertake this trip responsibly, with their eyes open.我们希望我们所有的成员都明白其中的困难、负责任地进行这次旅行。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- undertake experiments做实验
- undertake tasks做任务
- undertake research从事研究工作
- undertake an investigation开展调查
- undertake to do sth.承诺做某事；答应做某事
- undertake the due obligations承担应有的义务；承担责任；承担应有义务
- undertake to do着手；承担；承诺
- undertake a post担任一个职位；担任职务
- undertake vt同意；答应；着手做；保证
- undertake concrete step采取具体步骤
词语扩展
n.
undertaking事业；企业；保证；殡仪业
undertaker承担者；承办人；殡仪业者
v.
undertaking同意；担任；许诺（undertake的ing形式）
词义分布
承担
72.8%
从事
11.2%
承办
5.5%
保证
4.3%
担当
2.3%
承揽
1.4%
肩负
1.1%
承包
0.5%
接手
0.5%
肩负着
0.5%
英英释义
- v.enter upon an activity or enterprise
- v.accept as a challenge
- v.promise to do or accomplish
- v.enter into a contractual arrangement
- v.accept as a charge
- v.to start doing some work
着手做；从事；承担- The company has undertaken two large projects in Dubai.这家公司在迪拜承担了两个大型项目。
词源
- undertake承担，担任；许诺，保证；着手，从事词根词缀： under-在下 + take拿
- undertake承担词源理解存争议。under-,来自 inter-变体，在里面，词源同 interact,understand,take,带走，承 担。即承担起来的。