Word · Frequency #4193
undertaking
任务；项目；事业
a task or project that someone takes on or attempts
- 1.
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
殡葬业；丧葬事务
- 2.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
任何被承担或尝试的工作
- 3.
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
承诺；保证
- 4.
the trade of a funeral director
殡葬师的行业
- 5.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
承担的事务；事业；企业
- 6.
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
承担的行为
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
In use
Starting her own bakery was a risky undertaking, but she had a solid business plan.
Cleaning up the entire beach before summer is a huge undertaking for the small volunteer group.
The company's new undertaking will create hundreds of jobs in the region.
he prepared for great undertakings
a/an [adjective] undertaking
常用形容词修饰，表示某种性质的事业或任务。
Starting a new business is a risky undertaking.
创办新企业是一项冒险的事业。
an undertaking to [verb]
表示承诺或保证做某事。
She gave an undertaking to complete the project on time.
她承诺按时完成项目。
Connections
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
- 殡葬业
- He worked in the undertaking business for nearly thirty years.他在殡葬业工作了近三十年。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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