
英:/'ˌʌndəˈtʊk/ 美:/'ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
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v. 承担(undertake的过去式);着手做
She undertook the task of monitoring the elections.
她承担了监督选举的任务。
She was secretly vetted before she ever undertook any work for me.
她在为我承担任何工作之前受到了秘密审查。
He undertook to edit the text himself.
他承诺亲自编辑正文。
He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
他答应星期五或之前完成这一工作。
They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region.
他们承担了在该地区核查事实的工作。
"undertook" 是英语动词 "undertake" 的过去式形式。它的核心含义是:
承担、着手做、承诺(去做某事),通常指承担一项需要努力、责任或勇气的任务、工作或行动。
以下是其详细解释,涵盖语义、用法和语境:
核心语义:承担与开始行动
Heundertook the responsibility of caring for his younger siblings after their parents passed away. (他在父母去世后承担起了照顾弟弟妹妹的责任。)
- 来源参考:Cambridge Dictionary 对 "undertake" 的解释强调了 "to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult" (做或开始做某事,尤指需要很长时间或困难的事情)。 Cambridge Dictionary: undertake
The research teamundertook a comprehensive study of climate change impacts. (研究团队着手进行了一项关于气候变化影响的全面研究。) Theyundertook a long journey across the desert. (他们开始了穿越沙漠的长途旅程。)
隐含意义:承诺与努力
The governmentundertook to improve public transportation infrastructure. (政府承诺改善公共交通基础设施。)
- 来源参考:Oxford Learner's Dictionaries 指出 "undertake" 常用于正式语境,表示 "to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it" (使自己为某事负责并开始做它)。 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries: undertake
语法特征
同义词与辨析
总结来说,"undertook" 表示在过去,某人主动承担、承诺并开始执行一项通常需要付出努力、承担责任或具有挑战性的任务、工作或行动。
单词 "undertook" 是动词 "undertake" 的过去式形式,其含义和用法如下:
承担(责任/任务)
表示主动接受或开始执行某项任务、责任或承诺。
例句:She undertook the challenge of leading the team.
(她承担了领导团队的挑战。)
着手进行(行动/项目)
指正式或严肃地开始某项具体行动或计划。
例句:The government undertook a study on climate change.
(政府启动了一项关于气候变化的研究。)
承诺(正式用法)
在法律或正式语境中,表示保证履行义务。
例句:He undertook to repay the loan within two years.
(他承诺在两年内偿还贷款。)
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