Word · Frequency #4193
undertaking
任务；项目；事业
核心释义
a task or project that someone takes on or attempts
- 1.
殡葬业；丧葬事务
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- 2.
任何被承担或尝试的工作
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- 3.
承诺；保证
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
- 4.
殡葬师的行业
the trade of a funeral director
- 5.
承担的事务；事业；企业
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
- 6.
承担的行为
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
承诺；保证；殡葬业；丧葬事务；承担；着手；承诺（的行为）；任何被承担或尝试的工作；殡葬师的行业
用法In use
Starting her own bakery was a risky undertaking, but she had a solid business plan.
用法提示：此处 undertaking 指需要付出努力的任务或事业，作可数名词。
Cleaning up the entire beach before summer is a huge undertaking for the small volunteer group.
用法提示：此句用可数名词 undertaking 表示一项艰巨的任务。
The company's new undertaking will create hundreds of jobs in the region.
用法提示：这里 undertaking 指企业着手开展的项目或事业。
he prepared for great undertakings
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a major undertaking
- 一项重大任务（或事业）
- Organizing the international conference was a major undertaking.组织这次国际会议是一项重大任务。
- a risky undertaking
- 冒险的事业；有风险的事
- Launching a start-up during a recession is a risky undertaking.在经济衰退期间创办初创企业是一件有风险的事。
- give an undertaking
- 作出承诺；作出保证
- The contractor gave an undertaking to complete the work by June.承包商作出承诺，将在六月底前完成工作。
- a solemn undertaking
- 庄严的承诺
- Both leaders made a solemn undertaking to reduce carbon emissions.两位领导人都作出了减少碳排放的庄严承诺。
- the undertaking business
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：'under'（在下面）+ 'taking'（拿）——把责任拿到身下扛起，即成'承担的事业/承诺'；殡葬业也是'承办'丧事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal projects or work、business and funeral industry、legal or formal promises 该词的语域随义项而变：表示“任务/事业”和“承诺/保证”时多用于正式或书面语境；表示“殡葬业”时属于行业用语。整体比较常见于正式场合，口语中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示任务或事业时可数；表示殡葬业时不可数，常接介词 of。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 undertaking 末尾的 -taking（/teɪkɪŋ/）押韵：making、breaking、shaking、baking、waking、faking。注意形近词 talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ 和 walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ 拼写接近但不押韵；undertaker /ˌʌndərˈteɪkər/ 也不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.