undertaking
英 /ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/ 美 /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
- n. 重大任务；事业A task or project, especially one requiring considerable effort.
- n. 正式承诺；保证A formal promise to do something.
Renovating this old house is a much bigger undertaking.
翻修这栋老房子是一项艰巨得多的任务。
Building a nationwide railway network is a major undertaking that requires sustained investment and careful planning.
建设全国性铁路网是一项重大工程，需要持续投资和周密规划。
搭配
a major undertaking 重大任务a joint undertaking 共同承担的项目give an undertaking 作出正式承诺
辨析提示
作“承诺”时常用give an undertaking to do。
词族
undertake (v.)
相关词
- undertake 承担；着手进行
- aspiration 抱负；志向
- commence 开始；着手
- conscientiously 认真负责地；尽职地
- arduous 艰巨的；艰苦的
- tedious 冗长乏味的；单调的
- seaman 海员；水手
- appraise 评估；评价
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