(undertook/-ˈtʊk/, undertaken/-ˈteɪkən/) [] to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it进行；着手；承担；接受；从事◆The company is to undertake a major cost-cutting programme.这家公司将实行大规模的成本削减计划。◆to undertake a task/project承担一个任务／项目◆No payment has been received for the work undertaken in July.七月份的工程款尚未收到。⨁to undertake a programme / project / task承接计划／项目／任务⨁to undertake an analysis / investigation / a study进行分析／调查／研究⨁to undertake reforms / research / work从事改革／研究／工作 [] to agree or promise that you will do sth答应；同意◆He undertook to finish the job by Friday.他答应周五完成这项工作。