单词详解

adj.

A. 负责；从事；承担 (to make yourself responsible for sth. and start doing sth.)

I’ll undertake for your security. 我将保证你的安全。

Who will undertake the responsibility for this work? 谁承担这工作责任？

I want you to undertake all the responsibility. 我要你承担所有的责任。

Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium? 谁来负责装饰礼堂的工作？

I’ll leave you to undertake an important mission. 我要让你承担一项重要使命。

The lawyer undertook the case. 该律师承办这个案子。

He undertook the leadership of the team. 他担任了这个团队的领导。

B. 承诺；答应 (to agree or promise that you will do sth.)

He is unwilling to undertake this job. 他不情愿地从事这项工作。

I have half a mind to undertake the work. 我有几分想接受该工作。

相关词组

1. undertake to do sth. 答应做某事

We cannot undertake to do that. 我们不能担保做那件事。

2. undertake a task / project 承担一个任务/项目

I repeat that we cannot undertake the task. 我再次表示我们不能承担这项任务。

相关单词

第三人称单数：undertakes

过去式：undertook

过去分词：undertaken

现在分词：undertaking

同义词：set about/attempt