undertaking

英 [?nd?'te?k??] 美['?nd?'tek??]
  • n. 事業(yè);企業(yè);保證;殯儀業(yè)
  • v. 同意;擔(dān)任;許諾(undertake的ing形式)

CET4TOEFLCET6低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?undertakings;

助記提示


1、under + take.
2、身在其中擔(dān)任、掌握(take, hold)什么;當(dāng)然,只有身在其中才能去擔(dān)任、掌管什么東西了。
3、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另見:understand.
4、undertake => 現(xiàn)在分詞:undertaking.

中文詞源


undertaking 重大事業(yè)

來(lái)自u(píng)ndertake, 承擔(dān),引申詞義重大事業(yè),艱巨的任務(wù)。比較enterprising.

英文詞源


undertaking (n.)
"enterprise," early 15c., verbal noun from undertake (v.). An Old English word for this was underfangenes.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. He had no great hopes for the success of his undertaking.
他對(duì)自己事業(yè)的成功不抱太大希望。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. His first essay in running a company was a notoriously tough undertaking.
眾所周知,他第一次嘗試經(jīng)營(yíng)公司時(shí)十分艱難。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
這項(xiàng)艱巨的任務(wù)在18個(gè)月內(nèi)完成了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.
他有意購(gòu)買那個(gè)俱樂部作為投資。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking.
他已把一半財(cái)產(chǎn)投資于一個(gè)新企業(yè).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》