undertaking
/ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/noun
1
- a formal pledge or promise to do something保证; 许诺：
I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation.
我保证我们将继续该项立法工作。
1.1
- a task that is taken on; an enterprise任务; 工作：
a mammoth undertaking that involved digging into the side of a cliff face.
一项凿进崖面的巨大任务。
1.2
- a company or business事业; 企业：
industrial undertakings ranging from textiles to rubber.
从纺织到橡胶等工业性企业。
1.3
- mass noun the action of undertaking to do something承担：
the knowing undertaking of an obligation.
明明白白承担义务。
2
- mass noun the management of funerals as a profession丧葬经营, 殡仪业。