undergo
verb OPAL W
/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/
/ˌʌndərˈɡəʊ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they undergo | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊ/ |
| he / she / it undergoes | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊz/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊz/ |
| past simple underwent | /ˌʌndəˈwent/ /ˌʌndərˈwent/ |
| past participle undergone | /ˌʌndəˈɡɒn/ /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/ |
| -ing form undergoing | /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈɡəʊɪŋ/ |
- undergo something to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant
经历，经受（变化、不快的事等） - to undergo tests/trials/repairs
经受考验；接受检修 - My mother underwent major surgery last year.
我母亲去年动过大手术。 - Some children undergo a complete transformation when they become teenagers.
一些儿童进入青少年期会完全变成另一个人。 - The drug is currently undergoing trials in America.
这种药目前正在美国进行试验。
Collocations DictionaryUndergo is used with these nouns as the subject:- patient
- alteration
- autopsy
- bypass
- …
词源Old English undergān ‘undermine’ (see under-, go). - to undergo tests/trials/repairs