undertaking

英[ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ]美[ˌʌndər'teɪkɪŋ]
  • n. 事业；企业；保证；许诺；殡仪业

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自undertake，承担，引申词义重大事业，艰巨的任务。比较enterprising.
      noun(名词)
      1. 工作;任务;企业;事业
      2. 正式承诺

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 工作;任务;企业;事业

      The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.

      该隧道的修建是项复杂的大工程。

    2. 正式承诺

      The manager gave a written undertaking that no one would lose their job.

      经理写下了书面保证，不会让任何人丢掉工作。

    小知识

    Painting a house is a serious undertaking––it looks simple but involves a lot of preparation and hard work. An undertaking is a job or a task you commit to. The word also can mean the profession of funeral management.

    When you take something under consideration, it means you're not necessarily going to do it, you're just going to think about it. When you take something on, you've undertaken to actually do it. The word undertaking suggests something that involves quite a bit of work. Organizing an Oxfam hunger-day at your school is a significant undertaking, but it's worth all the effort.

    实用短语

    1. business undertaking

      商业经营,业务经营,商业运营

    2. management undertaking

      管理保证书

    3. heroic undertaking

      壮举,英勇伟大的行动举措

    4. the undertaking

      担保

    5. definite undertaking

      明确承诺,确定承诺,明确的承诺,确定性的承担义务

    6. undertaking practice

      创业实践

    7. commercial undertaking

      商业机构,商业企业,商业企业

    8. educational undertaking

      教育事业,教育工作

    同义词

    employment  /  performance  /  enterprise  /  thing  /  intention  /  movement  /  endeavor  /  venture  /  labor  /  effort  /  operation  /  pursuit

    同根词

    词根：undertake

    n.

    undertaker承担者；承办人；殡仪业者

    vt.

    undertake承担，保证；从事；同意；试图