vt.經(jīng)歷；經(jīng)受；遭受

This city underwent great changes. 這座城市經(jīng)歷了巨大的變化。

The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations. 那城堡要用巨資進(jìn)行全面整修。

Man's idea of God would undoubtedly undergo a change if we were to discover other intelligent beings in the universe. 如果我們真的發(fā)現(xiàn)宇宙中有其他的智慧生命,人類關(guān)于上帝的觀念一定會(huì)經(jīng)歷一場(chǎng)變化。

I hope that I shall never again have to undergo such unpleasant experience. 我希望我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)再遭遇到這種不愉快的經(jīng)歷。

She underwent a thorough examination at the hospital. 她在醫(yī)院里接受了全面檢查。

The idea must undergo the test of experiment. 觀念必須經(jīng)得起實(shí)驗(yàn)的檢驗(yàn)。

Metals undergo expansion when heated. 金屬加熱時(shí)會(huì)膨脹。

undergo的基本意思是“經(jīng)歷,承受”,它可指事物經(jīng)歷變遷、變化等,也可指人經(jīng)受危險(xiǎn)、考驗(yàn)、手術(shù)等不愉快、痛苦或危險(xiǎn)的事,強(qiáng)調(diào)忍耐或屈從。

undergo是及物動(dòng)詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語。

undergo的過去式為underwent,過去分詞為undergone。

由于undergo常有“經(jīng)受苦難”的意思,因此不能用來泛指一般的經(jīng)歷。例如: 請(qǐng)給我講講你過去的經(jīng)歷。誤:Please tell me what you have under- gone in the past.正:Please tell me something about your past life.