undertake
verb🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/
🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they undertake | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/ |
| he / she / it undertakes | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪks/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪks/ |
| past simple undertook | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈtʊk/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈtʊk/ |
| past participle undertaken | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪkən/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪkən/ |
| -ing form undertaking | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/ |
- undertake something
to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it 承担；从事；负责 to undertake a task/project 承担一个任务／项目 University professors both teach and undertake research. 大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。 🔊🔊 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。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesThe directors of the company refused to undertake such a risky venture. 公司董事拒绝承担这样一个高风险的经营项目。 The research intitiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists. 该研究计划是由一群环保主义者进行的。 They have undertaken a reappraisal of students' needs. 他们对学生的需求进行了重新评估。
- undertake to do something | undertake that…
to agree or promise that you will do something 承诺；允诺；答应