undertake

英 [ˌʌndəˈteɪk]

美 [ˌʌndərˈteɪk]

v. 承担; 从事; 负责; 承诺; 允诺; 答应

过去分词：undertaken　过去式：undertook　现在分词：undertaking　第三人称单数：undertakes　

Collins.2 / BNC.1604 / COCA.4035

牛津词典

verb

承担；从事；负责
to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it
1. to undertake a task/project
  承担一个任务 / 项目
2. University professors both teach and undertake research .
  大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。
3. 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。
承诺；允诺；答应
to agree or promise that you will do sth
1. He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
  他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。

VERB 着手做;从事;承担
When youundertakea task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it.
1. She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
  她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
VERB 承诺；保证；答应
If youundertake todo something, you promise that you will do it.
1. He undertook to edit the text himself.
  他答应亲自编辑正文的内容。

verb

enter into a contractual arrangement
Synonym:contract
promise to do or accomplish
1. guarantee to free the prisoners
Synonym:guarantee
enter upon an activity or enterprise
Synonym:set aboutattempt
accept as a charge
Synonym:take in charge
accept as a challenge
1. I'll tackle this difficult task
Synonym:tackletake on

The jury is still out on what kind of solutions we might undertake.
尚未确定我们可能采取何种解决办法。
If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
要是你愿意承办这件事，我将不胜感激。
You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there
资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
Regency Opera have scored something of a coup by persuading her to undertake the role.
雷根希歌剧院说服她扮演这一角色从而取得了巨大成功。
She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.
她承担了监督选举的艰巨任务。
Do you have the appropriate toolbox to undertake your research?
你有适当的工具箱承担你的研究吗？
The Lawyer may refuse to undertake a case which appears to him unsound.
律师可能拒绝承办他认为站不住脚的案件。
If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.
如果你承接这项工程的话，免不了会遇到许多困难。
The enterprises are entitled to undertake certain projects for technological transformation.
企业有权自行安排某些技术改造项目。
In a hard-hitting speech to the IMF, he urged third world countries to undertake sweeping reforms.
在向国际货币基金组织所作的一次言辞激烈的演讲中，他敦促第三世界国家实行彻底改革。