undertaking

undertaking
noun
  1. a formal pledge or promise to do something
    保证;许诺
    I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation.
    我保证我们将继续该项立法工作。
    ■a task that is taken on; an enterprise
    任务;工作
    a mammoth undertaking that involved digging into the side of a cliff face.
    一项凿进崖面的巨大任务。
    ■a company or business
    事业;企业
    industrial undertakings ranging from textiles to rubber.
    从纺织到橡胶等工业性事业。
    ■[mass noun]the action of undertaking to do something
    承担
    the knowing undertaking of an obligation.
    明明白白承担义务。
  2. [mass noun]the management of funerals as a profession
    丧葬经营,殡仪业
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