undergo

英 [ˌʌndə'ɡəʊ] 美 [ˌʌndər'ɡoʊ]

vt.经历；经受；遭受

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◉Usage Examples

(1) This city underwent great changes.

(2) The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations.

(3) Man's idea of God would undoubtedly undergo a change if we were to discover other intelligent beings in the universe.

(4) I hope that I shall never again have to undergo such unpleasant experience.

(5) She underwent a thorough examination at the hospital.

(6) The idea must undergo the test of experiment.

(7) Metals undergo expansion when heated.

(1) 这座城市经历了巨大的变化。

(2) 那城堡要用巨资进行全面整修。

(3) 如果我们真的发现宇宙中有其他的智慧生命,人类关于上帝的观念一定会经历一场变化。

(4) 我希望我永远不会再遭遇到这种不愉快的经历。

(5) 她在医院里接受了全面检查。

(6) 观念必须经得起实验的检验。

(7) 金属加热时会膨胀。

◉Usage notes

Undergo means "endure until something is complete." You might undergo testing to check your hearing or undergo special training if you want to volunteer at a homeless shelter.

The verb undergo means "experience" or "undertake." It is often used to describe medical procedures, such as, an injured quarterback who will undergo shoulder surgery. The word implies that it is something that has to happen so that a positive change occurs, like healing in the case of the quarterback or greater communication skills for a hot-tempered person who undergoes anger management training.

◉Collins

1. [VERB 动词]经历；接受；遭受；忍受 If you undergo something necessary or unpleasant, it happens to you. [V n]

New recruits have been undergoing training in recent weeks...

最近几周，新兵正在接受训练。

He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.

他苦苦等待了48个小时，化验结果才出来。