understudy; to act as an understudy to sb

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undertake /.Anda'teik; NAmE -dar't-/ verb (undertook /-'tuk/, under-taken /-'teikan/) (format) 1 [VN] to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it         M.

A; i>\ M: to undertake a task/project ipc —'Mi ^ / S 0 University professors both teach and undertake research. 0 The

company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident ^W]

2 to agree or promise that you will do sth 7^    %tl$L: [V to inf] He undertook to

finish the job by Friday. & M #! 3l 3ffc2; jfl[ % fk^X

jf.a [also V that]

undertaker /'And0teika(r); NAmE -dart-/ (also funeral director) (NAmE also mor-ti-cian) noun a person whose job is to prepare the bodies of dead people to be buried or cremated, and to arrange funerals      Wz

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under-tak-ing /.Anda'teiknj; NAmE -dar't-/ noun 1 [C] a task or project, especially one that is important and/or difficult ( * Aug® gift 1.&&, 3SS, *ik; Aik HT71 venture : He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.        Afi AnPfk AS

Wt r 0 In those days, the trip across country was a

dangerous undertaking. MWfM'ilMi         

Eft ^ If 0       2 [C] ~ (to do sth) | ~ (that ... ) (formal) an

agreement or a promise to do sth ^ Sk : a government undertaking to spend more on education        jjp0 The landlord gave a

written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out.    3 /'Andateikiri; NAmE

-dart-/ [U] the business of an undertaker $^fkik; k under-the-'counter adj. (informal) illegal

under-tone /'Andataun; NAmE 'Andartoun/ noun ~ (of sth) a feeling, quality or meaning that is not expressed directly but is still noticeable from what sb says or does

( 3K1#J§\   ) ; MM;      BH21

undercurrent: His soft words contained an undertone of warning. [tk/M Eftif ■kli if p '^1 a 0 The play does not have the political undertones of the novel. ff|$ A $ % >]>    fa M M o compare overtone

CT in an undertone | in undertones in a quiet voice fKAJtk; XX M undertook pt of undertake

under-tow /'Andatau; NAmE 'Andartou/ noun [usually sing.] 1 a current in the sea or ocean that moves in the opposite direction to the water near the surface jj| %; ;K X : The children were carried out to sea by the strong undertow. ||A&J ® M ^ X ill # I'J ^ S A 7 „

2 ~ (of sth) a feeling or quality that influences people in a particular situation even though they may not really be aware of it    ) ; iilfeAl

under-trial /'Andatraial; NAmE 'Andart-/ noun (IndE) a person who has been charged with a crime  :

The undertrials will appear in court next week. fjAAffW

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underused /,Anda'juizd; NAmE -dar'j-/ (also formal under-util-ized) adj. not used as much as it could or should be XXftWB Eft; /g. ft Eft ► under-use /.Anda'juis; NAmE -dar’j-/ (also formal under-utilization) noun [U] under-util-ized (BrE also -ised) /.Anda'juitalaizd; NAmE -dar'j-/ adj. (formal) = underused ► under-util-iza-tion, -isa-tion /, Anda juitalaiz'eijn; NAmE-dor juitala'z-/ noun [U] = UNDERUSE at UNDERUSED

undervalue /.Anda'vaelju:; NAmE -dar'v-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to not recognize how good, valuable or important sb/sth really is    fell:

Education is currently undervalued in this country.

XW mmmxm, o He believes his house has been undervalued, #, iA Id. i f%7 {t Aift o E33

OVERVALUE

under-water O-w /,Anda'wD:ta(r); NAmE -dar'w-/ adj. [only before noun]

found, used or happening below the surface of water

X T Eft ; .ffl P X F Eft ; X F‘ '& A : underwater creatures XX.rfi'ty) o an underwater camera /KTMIRJL

► under-water adv.: Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater. U -— q H, # iX Ik PE 7jt

under-way /.Anda'wei; NAmE -dar'w-/ adj. [not before noun] IFfTTI be underway = be under way at way n. Under-Wear       /'Andawea(r); NAmE 'Andarwer/

noun [U] (also formal under-clothes [pi.] under-cloth­ing [U])

clothes that you wear under other clothes and next to the skin |Z| A; M A: She packed one change of under­wear. IfetTfilBtfT-SllftilWo under-weight /.Anda'weit; NAmE -dar'w-/ adj. (espe­cially of a person XfeiA) weighing less than the normal or expected weight    :

She is a few pounds underweight for (= in relation to) her height.        ,       0322

OVERWEIGHT

under-went pt of undergo

under-whelmed /,Anda'welmd; NAmE -dar'w-/ adj. (informal, humorous) not impressed with or excited about sth at all     ; MXWt.%J: We were

distinctly underwhelmed by the director’s speech. i# M X ic 111 #       ^ ft ufc c — compare over­

whelmed

under whelm ing /.Anda'welmirj; NAmE -dar'w-/ adj. (informal, humorous) not impressing or exciting you at all -f- )|f   ft ^ : the contrast between his over­

whelming guitar-playing and his underwhelming singing

under-wired /.Anda'waiad; NAmE .Andar'waiard/ adj. (of a bra i]lj ^) having a thin metal strip sewn into the bottom half of each cup to improve the shape

under-world /'Andaw3:ld; NAmE 'Andarw3irld/ noun [sing.] 1 the people and activities involved in crime in a particular place       Hit;  the criminal

underworld P M H ^ o the Glasgow underworld 2 the underworld (in myths and legends, for example those of ancient Greece # if, # X $J) the place under the earth where people are believed to go when they die Ffj | bJ ;   ; |5f]W±fe/fT

under-write /.Anda'rait; NAmE -dar'r-/ verb (under­wrote /-'raut; NAmE -'rout/, under-writ-ten /-‘ritn/) [VN] (technical A: if) 1 to accept financial responsibility for an activity so that you will pay for special costs or for losses it may make

MA: ) 2 to accept responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens       XfT. 3 to agree to buy shares

that are not bought by the public when new shares are offered for sale fcfg, *®  )

underwriter /'Andaraita(r)/ noun 1 a person or organ­ization that underwrites insurance policies, especially for ships ^:#A,       ( AIhIpR 1 2 a person whose

job is to estimate the risks involved in a particular activity and decide how much sb must pay for insur­ance tmx (\ un-des-cend-ed /.Andi'sendid/ adj. (medical E) (of a testicle ^ fi) staying inside the body instead of moving down normally into the scrotum ATPI f A

mm) ift; rtjaw

un-deserved /,Andi'z3:vd; NAmE -'Z3:rvd/ adj. that sb does not deserve and therefore unfair 1$; X A iE fFj: The criticism was totally undeserved. iA fiifAkjSMttAo o an undeserved victory fij ► un-deserved-ly /-di'z3:vidli; NAmE -'Z3:ry-/ adv. un-deserv-ing /,Andi'z3:viq; NAmE -'Z3:rv-/ adj. ~ (of sth) (formal) not deserving to have or receive sth   ;

X# 15 (Hi; X W: He was undeserving of her affections.

022 DESERVING

un desir able /.Andi'zaiarabl/ adj., noun m adj. not wanted or approved of; likely to cause trouble or problems / S f W; X # A R ; §bMMM : undesirable consequences/effects X ll. Is H / % B|rJ o It would be highly undesirable to increase class sizes further.        ^XUUWtXmMM 0 O