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undertaking

noun
OPAL W
🔊/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/
🔊/ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
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  1. [countable] a task or project, especially one that is important and/or difficult（重大或艰巨的）任务，项目，事业；企业 synonym venture
    • He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.他有意购买那个俱乐部作为投资。🔊🔊
    • In those days, the trip across country was a dangerous undertaking.那个时期，越野旅行是一件危险的事情。🔊🔊
    • the first joint undertaking of the two societies两个社团的第一次联手
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • considerable
    • large
    • …
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  2. [countable] (formal) an agreement or a promise to do something承诺；保证；许诺；答应
    • undertaking (to do something) a government undertaking to spend more on education政府增加教育经费的承诺
    • undertaking (that…) The landlord gave a written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out.房东书面保证将进行维修。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The factory failed to honour its undertaking to stop dumping waste into the local river.这个工厂承诺停止向当地河流倾倒垃圾，但没有兑现。
    • Neither side had honoured its undertaking to end the conflict.双方都没有兑现结束冲突的承诺。
    • He gave an undertaking that he would not interfere again.他保证他不会再干涉。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • solemn
    • express
    • irrevocable
    • …
    verb + undertaking
    • give (somebody)
    • make
    • seek
    • …
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  3. 🔊/ˈʌndəteɪkɪŋ/
    🔊/ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
     [uncountable] the business of an undertaker殡仪业；丧葬业