Word · Frequency #1604
undertaken
从事；着手；承担
undertaken is the past participle of undertake (irregular).
核心释义
常接表示工作、任务或责任的名词
to begin or take on a task, project, or responsibility
- 1.
承担；开始(某项任务等)
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- 2.
承诺(某项义务、活动等)
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
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
用法In use
She decided to undertake a full review of the company's safety procedures.
用法提示：此处 undertake 表示“承担/着手进行”，后接名词短语作宾语。
The research team undertook a survey of more than two thousand residents.
用法提示：此处用过去式 undertook，表示“从事/进行”。
He is willing to undertake the task of organizing the conference.
用法提示：此处 undertake 后接“任务”类名词，表示“承担”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
under（在…下）+ take（拿）→ 在下面拿住任务 → 承担、从事。
语境与语域Context & Register
承担，从事; 承诺，保证
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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