undertake
verb
ˌʌndəˈteɪk
verb
1
to
accept
that
you
are
responsible
for
a
piece
of
work,
and
start
to
do
it
承担，接受
undertake
a
task/a
project/research/a
study
etc
Dr
Johnson
undertook
the
task
of
writing
a
comprehensive
English
dictionary.
约翰逊博士负起了编写一本综合英语词典的使命。
2
undertake to do sth
to
promise
or
agree
to
do
something
承诺做某事，答应做某事
He
undertook
to
pay
the
money
back
in
six
months.
他保证六个月内还款。