| 釋義 |
undertakevt.
1 . take upon oneself,charge oneself with,take chargeof,promise to perform承擔(dān)，負(fù)責(zé)，允諾執(zhí)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.”你的美貌在我睡夢中纏著我，叫我把全世界的人都?xì)⑺?，好讓我能躺在你溫柔的懷抱里一個(gè)小時(shí)。
2. enter upon,embark on動手，升始。
△Tw. 3. 4. 275(249):“unless you undertake that with me”，i. e. fighta duel with me.除非你先動手跟我比個(gè)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. 那么你也許愿意采取一種和死差不多的辦法，來斥退這種羞辱。
3. attempt,do,perform嘗試，做，進(jìn)行。
△3H.VI.2.6.101:“And never will I undertake the thing / Wherein thy counsel and consent is wanting.”而且如果沒有你的勸告和贊同，我也決不會進(jìn)行這件事情。
4. have to do with和…來往。
△Wiv.3.5.130(125):“you’ll undertake her no more?”你再也不跟她來往了嗎？
5. take in hand,have to do with (used in a bawdysense)處理，同…有關(guān)系（語含猥褻）。
△Tw.1.3.62(58):“By my troth,I would not undertake her in this com-pany.”老實(shí)說，我不能當(dāng)著大眾這樣對付她。
6. answer for,warrant,guarantee對…負(fù)責(zé)任，承諾，擔(dān)保。
△1H.VI.5.3.157(158):“And those two countiesI will undertake / Your Grace shall well and quietlyenjoy.”那兩個(gè)領(lǐng)地，我一定擔(dān)保讓殿下安然享有。
△H.VIII.Pro. 12: “I’ll undertake may see away their shilling /Richly in two short hours.”我可以擔(dān)保他們花費(fèi)一先令看完這短短兩小時(shí)的戲，完全值得。
7. take in charge,engage oneself to,guarantee,promise to perform負(fù)責(zé)，答應(yīng)，保證，允諾履行。
△2H.VI.1.2.77:“And will they undertake to do me good?”他們愿意答應(yīng)為我所用嗎？
8. take charge of. conduct看管，帶領(lǐng)。
△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.”我必須把大人領(lǐng)到河邊，然后將責(zé)任移交給尼古拉斯·沃克斯爵士，再由他把你領(lǐng)到你的終點(diǎn)。9. assume假裝，冒充。
△Shr.4.2.107:“His name andcredit shall you undertake”，你要頂著他的名字和聲望。
～vi.
1.take up a matter,take a matter in hand著手去辦（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賢德的苔絲狄蒙娜為我說情。
2. enter upon an enterprise,embark on a venture,make an attempt著手做一項(xiàng)事業(yè)，從事一種冒險(xiǎn)行動，進(jìn)行嘗試。
△Lr.4.2. 12: “It is the cowish terror of hisspirit / That dares not undertake.”這都是因?yàn)樗裆系哪欠N懦怯的畏懼，所以不敢擔(dān)當(dāng)大事。 undertake[??nd??teik]v.從事，承擔(dān)，允諾，承辦
‖ undertake an entire project 承攬
undertake fresh responsibility 承擔(dān)新的職責(zé)
undertake heavy responsibilities 承擔(dān)重任
undertake the construction of 承建
letter of undertaking 擔(dān)保書，承諾書
undertaking a second occupation 從事第二職業(yè)
undertaking expenditures事業(yè)經(jīng)費(fèi)
Undertaking on the Use of Electoral Records 使用選民登記冊資料承諾書
undertaking the tasks of performing combat readiness support 戰(zhàn)斗勤務(wù)保障
undertaking revenue 事業(yè)收入
undertaker n. 承辦人
undertaking n.事業(yè)，許諾，承諾，企業(yè) |