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undertakevt.
1 . take upon oneself,charge oneself with,take chargeof,promise to perform承担，负责，允诺执行。
△R.I I I . 1.2. 123 (122): “Your beauty,that did haunt me in mysleep / To undertake the death of all the world,/ So I might live one hour in your sweet bosom.”你的美貌在我睡梦中缠着我，叫我把全世界的人都杀死，好让我能躺在你温柔的怀抱里一个小时。
2. enter upon,embark on动手，升始。
△Tw. 3. 4. 275(249):“unless you undertake that with me”，i. e. fighta duel with me.除非你先动手跟我比个高低。
△Rom. 4 . 1.73:“Then is it likely thou wilt undertake / A thinglike death to chide away this shame.”i.e. enter uponsomething like death to drive away this shame. 那么你也许愿意采取一种和死差不多的办法，来斥退这种羞辱。
3. attempt,do,perform尝试，做，进行。
△3H.VI.2.6.101:“And never will I undertake the thing / Wherein thy counsel and consent is wanting.”而且如果没有你的劝告和赞同，我也决不会进行这件事情。
4. have to do with和…来往。
△Wiv.3.5.130(125):“you’ll undertake her no more?”你再也不跟她来往了吗？
5. take in hand,have to do with (used in a bawdysense)处理，同…有关系（语含猥亵）。
△Tw.1.3.62(58):“By my troth,I would not undertake her in this com-pany.”老实说，我不能当着大众这样对付她。
6. answer for,warrant,guarantee对…负责任，承诺，担保。
△1H.VI.5.3.157(158):“And those two countiesI will undertake / Your Grace shall well and quietlyenjoy.”那两个领地，我一定担保让殿下安然享有。
△H.VIII.Pro. 12: “I’ll undertake may see away their shilling /Richly in two short hours.”我可以担保他们花费一先令看完这短短两小时的戏，完全值得。
7. take in charge,engage oneself to,guarantee,promise to perform负责，答应，保证，允诺履行。
△2H.VI.1.2.77:“And will they undertake to do me good?”他们愿意答应为我所用吗？
8. take charge of. conduct看管，带领。
△H.VIII.2.1.95: “To the water side I must conduct your Grace; /Then give my charge up to Sir Nicholas Vaux,/Whoundertakes you to your end.”我必须把大人领到河边，然后将责任移交给尼古拉斯·沃克斯爵士，再由他把你领到你的终点。9. assume假装，冒充。
△Shr.4.2.107:“His name andcredit shall you undertake”，你要顶着他的名字和声望。
～vi.
1.take up a matter,take a matter in hand着手去办（某件事）。
△Oth.2.3. 338 (329): “and betimes in themorning I will beseech the virtuous Desdemona toundertake for me.”明天一清早我就去求那贤德的苔丝狄蒙娜为我说情。
2. enter upon an enterprise,embark on a venture,make an attempt着手做一项事业，从事一种冒险行动，进行尝试。
△Lr.4.2. 12: “It is the cowish terror of hisspirit / That dares not undertake.”这都是因为他精神上的那种懦怯的畏惧，所以不敢担当大事。 undertake[ˈʌndəˈteik]v.从事，承担，允诺，承办
‖ undertake an entire project 承揽
undertake fresh responsibility 承担新的职责
undertake heavy responsibilities 承担重任
undertake the construction of 承建
letter of undertaking 担保书，承诺书
undertaking a second occupation 从事第二职业
undertaking expenditures事业经费
Undertaking on the Use of Electoral Records 使用选民登记册资料承诺书
undertaking the tasks of performing combat readiness support 战斗勤务保障
undertaking revenue 事业收入
undertaker n. 承办人
undertaking n.事业，许诺，承诺，企业 |