c. 1200, "to entrap;" c. 1300, "to set about (to do)," from under + take (v.). Similar formation in French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand. Old English had underniman "to trap, accept" (cognate with Dutch ondernemen, German unternehmen).
实用例句
1. It seemed a singularly ill-judged enterprise for Truman to undertake.
这对于杜鲁门来说似乎是一项特别不明智的事业。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I can undertake that you will enjoy the play.
我保证你会喜欢这个剧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. We can't undertake that you will make a profit.
我们不能保证你会获利.
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4. Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium?
谁来负责装饰礼堂的工作?
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5. If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
