| 单词 | task |
| 释义 | noun | verb tasktask1 /tæsk/ ●●● W2 AWL noun [countable] 1a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or that must be done regularly: Patients need help with tasks such as dressing and eating. Even a simple task such as making breakfast became hard with her broken arm.the task of doing something After the floods, we were faced with the task of repairing the damage. We now face the difficult task of getting the bill through Congress.somebody’s task is to do something The manager’s task is to get all the players working together as a team. New workers will be shown how to perform routine tasks first. Finding experienced staff is no easy task.► see thesaurus at job2take someone to task to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something he or she has done [Origin: 1200–1300 Old North French tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler]COLLOCATIONSverbsdo a task (also carry out a task) We don’t have enough people to carry out this task.set/give somebody a task (also assign somebody a task formal) I was given the task of writing his speech.take on a task (also undertake a task formal) No one else is willing to take on this difficult task.complete/finish/accomplish a task Your task must be completed by the end of the month.handle/tackle a task (=do it) We needed someone more experienced to handle this task.a task faces somebody The task facing us is too difficult to finish in just a few weeks.adjectivesan impossible task Finishing the job by five o’clock was an impossible task.a difficult/challenging task (also no easy task) The task of selecting just five candidates is a difficult one.a monumental/Herculean/formidable task (=an extremely difficult task) The next president faces a formidable task – fixing the economy.a simple/easy task The children help with simple tasks like carrying water.the main/primary task Our main task is to get the refugees into a camp.a thankless task (=a difficult or boring but necessary job) Driving a bus in the city must be a pretty thankless task.a formidable/daunting task formal (=very difficult) Achieving these targets will be a formidable task.an unenviable task (=very unpleasant or difficult) He has the unenviable task of telling hungry people that there is no food.an arduous task formal (=needing a lot of effort and hard work) We began the arduous task of carrying the furniture to the top floor. noun | verb tasktask2 verb [transitive usually passive] to give someone the responsibility for doing something be tasked with (doing) something: The vice president was tasked with proposing gun control ideas. |
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