undertake
翻译
承担, 从事, 保证
例句
She will undertake a new project.
她将承担一个新项目。
He undertook to finish the job by Friday.
他承诺周五前完成这项工作。
语法模式
((sth.)) 承担(某事) She will undertake a new project.
((to-inf)) 承诺做(某事) He undertook to finish the job.
近义词
Synonyms: take on, assume, tackle, attempt
词源
源自 'under'(在…之下)和 'take'(拿,取)。意为将任务或责任拿到自己(之下)来,即承担。
记忆技巧
想象“拿”起一个沉重的负担,并把自己放在其“之下”来承载它。