undertaking

英 [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ]

n.  (重大或艰巨的)任务，项目，事业; 企业; 承诺; 保证; 许诺; 答应; 殡仪业; 丧葬业
v.  承担; 从事; 负责; 承诺; 允诺; 答应
undertake的现在分词

复数：undertakings　现在分词：undertaking　

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牛津词典

noun

• （重大或艰巨的）任务，项目，事业；企业
  a task or project, especially one that is important and/or difficult
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 承诺；保证；许诺；答应
  an agreement or a promise to do sth
  1. a government undertaking to spend more on education
     政府增加教育经费的承诺
  2. The landlord gave a written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out.
     房东书面保证将进行维修。
• 殡仪业；丧葬业
  the business of an undertaker

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指艰巨的）任务，工作，事业
  Anundertakingis a task or job, especially a large or difficult one.
  1. Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
     组织那场演出是一项浩大的工程。
• N-COUNT 承诺；保证
  If you give anundertakingto do something, you formally promise to do it.
  1. The MOD gave an undertaking to Saville that it had provided him with all relevant material.
     国防部向萨维尔保证已向他提供了所有相关的资料。

英英释义

noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  1. he prepared for great undertakings
  Synonym:projecttasklabor
• the trade of a funeral director

双语例句

• Under such environment, many university students chose have started an undertaking independently this new diameter.
  在这样的环境下，许多大学生选择了自主创业这条新径。
• First, this will be a big, multi-year undertaking.
  首先，这将是一项持续数年的重大任务。
• The bonus of the competition, we will start the fund as what has been started an undertaking.
  比赛的奖金，我们将作为创业的启动资金。
• We should plan this as a new undertaking.
  我们必须将此作为一项新任务进行规划。
• Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
  组织那场演出是一项浩大的工程。
• He lent his name to the undertaking.
  他以自己的名义支持该事业。
• This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
  这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。
• Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
  办任何事都要勤俭。
• Making the house habitable was a major undertaking.
  把这所房子收拾得可以住人，那可是项大工程。
• Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable.
  他们承担这项研究的动机大有问题。