task
n. 工作,任务; 作业; 苦差事
vt. 交给某人(任务); 使过于劳累
A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.
Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill...
沃克不得不把这个坏消息告诉希尔。
She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
她白天忙着处理行政工作。
If you are tasked with doing a particular activity or piece of work, someone in authority asks you to do it.
The minister was tasked with checking that British aid money was being spent wisely.
部长被指派去督查英国的援助资金是否已用到实处。
If you take someone to task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done.
The country's intellectuals are also being taken to task for their failure to speak out against the regime.
该国知识分子也因未能公开反对该政权受到了指责。
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
1. assign a task to;
2. use to the limit;
work, task, job
这些名词均有"工作"之意。
take someone to task
严厉责备(或批评)某人,斥责
take to task 或 call to task 或 bring to task
指责,非难
She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.
她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务.
He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.
他没有为面临的任务做充分的准备.
He set to his task with renewed vim and vigour.
他再度抖擞精神,手完成自己的工作.
They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.
他们接受了伐大树的艰苦工作.
Our task is to supply vegetables all the year round.
我们的任务是全年供应蔬菜.