task
n. 工作,任務; 作業; 苦差事
vt. 交給某人(任務); 使過於勞累
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...
沃克不得不把這個壞訊息告訴希爾。
She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
她白天忙著處理行政工作。
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.
部長被指派去督查英國的援助資金是否已用到實處。
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.
該國知識分子也因未能公開反對該政權受到了指責。
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
這些名詞均有"工作"之意。
take someone to task
嚴厲責備(或批評)某人,斥責
take to task 或 call to task 或 bring to task
指責,非難
She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.
她毫無差錯地完成了這一最富有挑戰性的任務.
He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.
他沒有為面臨的任務做充分的準備.
He set to his task with renewed vim and vigour.
他再度抖擻精神,手完成自己的工作.
They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.
他們接受了伐大樹的艱苦工作.
Our task is to supply vegetables all the year round.
我們的任務是全年供應蔬菜.