tasks

英 [tɑːsks]

美 [tæsks]

n.  (尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的)任务，工作; (尤指语言教学中旨在帮助达到某一学习目的的)活动
v.  交给某人(任务); 派给某人(工作)
task的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 任务;工作
  Ataskis an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.
  1. 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。
  2. She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
     她白天忙着处理行政工作。
• VERB 给…分配任务;派给…（工作）
  If youare tasked withdoing a particular activity or piece of work, someone in authority asks you to do it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 批评;责备
  If youtakesomeoneto task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• All neglected tasks are being undertaken.; Full-scale reconstruction is under way.
  百废俱兴。
• I thought that cooking and housekeeping were unimportant, easy tasks.
  我认为做饭和料理家务微不足道，一下子就能搞定。
• Don't shift burdensome tasks onto others.
  不要把重担子推给人家。
• Without them you will not be able to fulfil the tasks you have before you
  没有他们你将无法完成面临的任务。
• Everybody has a share in fulfiling the various norms and the overall tasks of the enterprise.
  人人身上有指标，全厂任务大家挑。
• She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
  她白天忙着处理行政工作。
• Augustus instituted boards of curators to take charge of administrative tasks.
  奥古斯都曾设立保佐人委员会负责行政事务。
• If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
  如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。
• We share common experiences and face common tasks.
  我们有共同的经历，也面临共同的任务。
• One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.
  最大的任务之一就是控制疟疾的蔓延。