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单词 undertake
释义
undertake
(ʌndəʳtk )
Word forms: undertakes , undertaking , undertook , undertaken
1. verb
When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it.
She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: take on, embark on, set about, commence  
2. verb
If you undertake to do something, you promise that you will do it.
He undertook to edit the text himself. [VERB to-infinitive]
Synonyms: agree, promise, contract, guarantee  
Collocations:
undertake a process
We undertake this process within those domains that are most plausibly distinct, successively drawing as many domains as we can into as few domains as we can.
The Times Literary Supplement
Lecturers have called for his appointment to be rescinded, a revised job description and new recruitment process undertaken by a diverse panel.
Times,Sunday Times
Better yet, in certain situations, you'll be undertaking a process of exploration that will, in time, broaden your horizons, if not transform how you live or work.
Times, Sunday Times
Usually, they represented a long hand-crafted process undertaken by a single person to tell a story.
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There will also be a number of follow-up learning processes undertaken, concerning some of the previous peer reviews.
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undertake an improvement
It will offer payments of up to 7,600 to households that undertake improvements, including boiler upgrades, double glazing and most types of insulation, though, annoyingly not loft insulation.
Times, Sunday Times
He also undertook improvements totaling $150,000, including improvements to the air conditioning system.
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The company used these results as a catalyst to undertake improvements, including switching out lighting, using only 100% recycled packaging for shipments, and focusing on reducing energy consumption.
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undertake training
To make the transition, he had to undertake training.
Times, Sunday Times
Large numbers of drivers were unavailable because they had to undertake training on the new trains, it said.
Times,Sunday Times
They also offer learners the chance to undertake training at the same time as gaining vital on-the-job experience and earning a wage to help to support themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
It will not undertake training itself, but will concentrate on developing the existing network of private training companies and state providers.
Times, Sunday Times
The brigade began to undertake training support duties for units in the process of mobilization and de-mobilization.
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Translations:
Chinese: 担下
Japanese: 引き受ける
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