| 释义 |
un·der·take /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ vt. | vi. (-took /-ˈtʊk/, -tak·en /-ˈteɪkən/)
❶ vt.
1. 试图，企图
undertake to reach home before dark 争取在天黑前到家
2. 着手做；开始进行；从事
undertake an attack 发动进攻
undertake a major effort 作重大努力
3. 承担；接受
undertake responsibility 承担责任
Reluctantly, he undertook the mission. 他勉勉强强地接受了这一使命。
Only the state was able to undertake the required research. 要求进行的这项研究工作只有国家能承担得了。
4. 同意；答应；保证
He undertook to be their guide. 他同意当他们的向导。
undertake to preserve a strictly neutral position 承诺严守中立
I can't undertake that you will make a profit. 我不能担保你会获利。
I will undertake that he has not heard a word. 我可以保证他一句话也没听见。
5. 负责；负责照管；接管
undertake a patient 负责照管一名病人
the lawyer who undertook the case 负责处理此案的律师
6. 〈废〉(决斗等时)与…交手；与…交战
❷ vi.
1. 〈古〉负责；担保(for)
2. 〈口〉承办丧葬事宜 |