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 her life, Kelly had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed
  凯莉一生经历了各种艰巨的任务与挑战，她都一一成功应对了。
• All neglected tasks are being undertaken.; Full-scale reconstruction is under way.
  百废俱兴。
• Be willing to do even mundane tasks.
  即使平凡的工作也乐意承担。
• His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.
  他灵巧的动手能力和杰出的空间识别能力都浪费在日常事务上了。
• 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。
• She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
  她白天忙着处理行政工作。
• 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。
• Don't shift burdensome tasks onto others.
  不要把重担子推给人家。
• Options, directives, and functions continue to simplify programming tasks, shortening development time and reducing risk.
  选项、指令和函数继续简化了编程任务，从而缩短了编程时间并减少了风险。
• We share common experiences and face common tasks.
  我们有共同的经历，也面临共同的任务。