Word · Frequency #1604
undertake
从事；着手；承担
to begin or take on a task, project, or responsibility
常接表示工作、任务或责任的名词
- 1.
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
承担；开始(某项任务等)
- 2.
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
承诺(某项义务、活动等)
承诺；保证；答应；接受挑战；应战；承担；开始(某项任务等)；承诺(某项义务、活动等)；试图
In use
She decided to undertake a full review of the company's safety procedures.
The research team undertook a survey of more than two thousand residents.
He is willing to undertake the task of organizing the conference.
undertake sth
常接任务、项目等名词。
She will undertake the project.
她将承担这个项目。
undertake to do sth
正式用法，表示承诺做某事。
He undertook to finish the report by Friday.
他承诺在周五前完成报告。
undertake that + clause
此结构中 that 从句需用陈述语气。
Connections
Collocations
- undertake a project
- 承担一个项目
- The company will undertake a new project next month.公司下个月将承担一个新项目。
- undertake a task
- 承担一项任务
- She undertook the task of organizing the event.她承担了组织这次活动的任务。
- undertake an investigation
- 进行调查
- The police undertook an investigation into the incident.警方对该事件进行了调查。
- undertake a journey
- 开始一段旅程
- They undertook a long journey across the desert.他们开始了一段穿越沙漠的长途旅行。
- undertake responsibility
- 承担责任
- He undertook full responsibility for the mistake.他对这个错误承担了全部责任。
- undertake to do something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
under（在…下）+ take（拿）→ 在下面拿住任务 → 承担、从事。
Context & Register
承担，从事; 承诺，保证
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -take (take, mistake, overtake, partake, retake) rhyme perfectly with undertake (stressed on -take, /teɪk/). 'Shake' shares the spelling pattern -ake but is pronounced /ʃeɪk/, not a rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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