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

• Don't shift burdensome tasks onto others.
  不要把重担子推给人家。
• You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.
  如果你要做能力达不到的事，就别指望成功。
• Girls do better on open-ended tasks that require them to think for themselves.
  女孩子更擅长需要独立思考的开放式任务。
• Sometimes a well-defined job becomes cluttered with self-imposed tasks.
  有时一项职责明确的工作会因一些自愿承担的任务而乱作一团。
• The Action Group worked by dividing its tasks among a large number of subgroups.
  行动小组通过将其任务分配给多个下属小组来完成工作。
• She got carried away in a flurry of excitement, but we brought her down to earth by reminding her of the tasks waiting to be down.
  她在一阵兴奋之中有些想入非非，但是我们提醒她还有许多事情要做，才使她从幻想回到现实中来。
• He never seeks credit for himself, but is always ready to take on arduous tasks.
  他在荣誉面前从不伸手，但在艰巨任务面前却当仁不让。
• 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。
• We share common experiences and face common tasks.
  我们有共同的经历，也面临共同的任务。
• 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。