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task task ★★★★☆/tɑ͟ːsk, tæ̱sk/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]任务；工作 A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project.   [usu N of -ing]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。She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.她白天忙着处理行政工作。2[VERB	动词]给…分配任务；派给…（工作） If you are tasked with doing a particular activity or piece of work, someone in authority asks you to do it.   [be V-ed with n/-ing]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。3[PHRASE	短语]批评；责备 If you take someone to task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done.   [V inflects]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。 task1 nountask2 verbtasktask1 /tɑːsk $ tæsk/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly  SYN  jobtask of The task of the union representative is to fight on behalf of the members. Sara had the task of preparing the agenda for meetings. I was given the task of building a fire. the skills required to carry out these tasks He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken. Our first task is to gather information. Monkeys can be taught to do simple tasks. They have the unenviable task of supervising the most dangerous prison in the country. Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets. Trying to bring up a small daughter on your own is no easy task.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say job rather than task:· I was given the job of building the fire.2take someone to task to strongly criticize somebody for something they have donetask for He was taken to task for not reporting the problem earlier.COLLOCATIONSverbshave the task of doing something· He had the task of judging the competition.carry out/perform/do a task· I don't think we have enough resources to carry out this task.set/give somebody a task· I was given the task of writing the chairman's speech.take on/undertake a task· No-one else is willing to take on the task.assign a task (=give someone a task to do)· People were assigned different tasks.a task faces somebody· Given the nature of the task facing us, three days might not be enough.adjectivesimpossible· She may argue that the task is impossible.simple· The children help with simple tasks like carrying in water or logs for the fire.difficult· The task of selecting just five candidates is difficult.somebody's first/main task· Their first task was to rebuild the wall.a thankless task (=a difficult but necessary job)· Driving a bus in London must be a pretty thankless task.a formidable/daunting task (=very difficult)· Achieving these targets will be a formidable task.an unenviable task (=unpleasant or difficult)· He has the unenviable task of telling hungry people that there is no food.an arduous task (=needing a lot of effort and hard work)· We began the arduous task of carrying the furniture to the top floor.phrasessomething is not an easy task something is no easy task (=something is difficult)· Recruiting experienced people is no easy task nowadays.task1 nountask2 verbtasktask2 AWL verb [transitive]  Examples Collocations Phrases  to give someone the responsibility for doing somethingbe tasked with (doing) something We were tasked with completing the job by the end of 2006.GRAMMAR Task is usually passive.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EdK2j71G2c+SsKRNkuqXA5IChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iA4nm8jLroDkTHhYKkKcW2Rl0SurxnUBky1BUVHPoIa/A+codrDjRhX92rFu9RwnXiPiaF+bs2swUYt6w5f260A==             task              ★        AWL                    /        tɑːsk                ;          NAmE                tæsk                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            task      tasks      tasked      tasking                            noun        ★                                  1      ★              a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a hard or unpleasant one          （尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的）任务，工作                            ◆        to          perform/carry out/complete/undertake a task                执行╱完成╱承担任务                    ◆                  a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task                令人望而生畏、不可能完成、艰巨、令人为难等的任务                    ◆        a          thankless task          (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing)                吃力不讨好的工作                    ◆        Our first task is to set up a communications system.        我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。                    ◆        Detectives are now faced with          the task ofidentifying the body.                侦探现在面临辨认尸体这项任务。                    ◆        Getting hold of this information was          no easy task          (= was difficult).                把这一情报搞到手绝不是件轻而易举的事。                    2              an activity which is designed to help achieve a particular learning goal, especially in language teaching          （尤指语言教学中旨在帮助达到某一学习目的的）活动                            ◆        task-based learning        任务型学习                    IDIOM              take sb to ˈtask (for/over sth)                              to criticize sb strongly for sth they have done              严厉地责备；申斥；训斥                                                                verb                    [usually passive      ]              tasksb (with sth)              (        formal)            to give sb a task to do        交给某人（任务）；派给某人（工作）                            SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                  task            duties              ◆mission              ◆job              ◆chore                                      These are all words for a piece of work that sb has to do.                以上各词均指任务、工作。                                                    ■              task              a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one                尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的任务、工作：                                            ◆                Our first task will be to set up a communications system.                我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。                                                    ■              duties              tasks that are part of your job                指职责、任务：                                            ◆                Your duties will include setting up a new computer system.                你的职责将包括建立一个新的计算机系统。                                                    ■              mission              an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country                指官方使命、使团的使命：                                            ◆                They undertook a                  fact-finding missionin the region.                                他们承担了在该地区核查事实的工作。                                                    ■              job              a piece of work that sb has to do                指一项任务、一件工作：                                            ◆                I've got various jobs around the house to do.                我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。                                      task or job?              用 task 还是 job？                                      A                taskmay be more difficult than a                joband require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A                jobmay be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or a                jobcan be sth that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience.                                  *task 可能比 job 艰巨，需要仔细思考如何去做； job 可指许多要做的事情中的一件小事，尤指家务活； job 有时指费时、沉闷或需要极大耐心的工作。                                                                    ■              chore              a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring                指日常事务、例行工作、尤指令人厌烦或无聊的家务活：                                            ◆                household chores                家务杂活                                                    PATTERNS                              ◆                the task/mission/job/chore                  of (doing)sth                                                            ◆                (a)                  daily / daily  task/duties/job/chore                                                            ◆                (a)                  routinetask/duties/mission/job/chore                                                            ◆                (a/an)                  easy / easy  task/mission/job                                                            ◆                (a)                  household / household  task/duties/job/chore                                                            ◆                to                  doa task/a job/the chores                                                            ◆                to                  finisha task/a mission/a job/the chores                                                            ◆                to                  give sba task/their duties/a mission/a job/a chore                                                                                    task              /        tɑːsk                ;          NAmE                tæsk                /             task[tɑ:sk]tasked, tasking, tasksCET4CET6TEM4考研n104842249348231777845576521980v241143476835738388NOUN9781593960VERB934162070Spoken:171925094tasked[836] tasks[2930]任务(77%)，工作(22%)，使做艰苦的工作(1%)n.工作，作业；任务vt.分派任务

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Collins	task ★★★★☆ /tɑ͟ːsk, tæ̱sk/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]任务；工作 A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project. [usu N of -ing] 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。 She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks. 她白天忙着处理行政工作。 2 [VERB 动词]给…分配任务；派给…（工作） If you are tasked with doing a particular activity or piece of work, someone in authority asks you to do it. [be V-ed with n/-ing] 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。 3 [PHRASE 短语]批评；责备 If you take someone to task, you criticize them or tell them off because of something bad or wrong that they have done. [V inflects] 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。
Oxford	task ★ AWL / tɑːsk ; NAmE tæsk / noun , verb task tasks tasked tasking noun ★ 1 ★ a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a hard or unpleasant one （尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的）任务，工作 ◆ to perform/carry out/complete/undertake a task 执行╱完成╱承担任务 ◆ a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task 令人望而生畏、不可能完成、艰巨、令人为难等的任务 ◆ a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) 吃力不讨好的工作 ◆ Our first task is to set up a communications system. 我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。 ◆ Detectives are now faced with the task ofidentifying the body. 侦探现在面临辨认尸体这项任务。 ◆ Getting hold of this information was no easy task (= was difficult). 把这一情报搞到手绝不是件轻而易举的事。 2 an activity which is designed to help achieve a particular learning goal, especially in language teaching （尤指语言教学中旨在帮助达到某一学习目的的）活动 ◆ task-based learning 任务型学习 IDIOM take sb to ˈtask (for/over sth) to criticize sb strongly for sth they have done 严厉地责备；申斥；训斥 verb [usually passive ] tasksb (with sth) ( formal) to give sb a task to do 交给某人（任务）；派给某人（工作） SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 task duties ◆mission ◆job ◆chore These are all words for a piece of work that sb has to do. 以上各词均指任务、工作。 ■ task a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one 尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的任务、工作： ◆ Our first task will be to set up a communications system. 我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。 ■ duties tasks that are part of your job 指职责、任务： ◆ Your duties will include setting up a new computer system. 你的职责将包括建立一个新的计算机系统。 ■ mission an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country 指官方使命、使团的使命： ◆ They undertook a fact-finding missionin the region. 他们承担了在该地区核查事实的工作。 ■ job a piece of work that sb has to do 指一项任务、一件工作： ◆ I've got various jobs around the house to do. 我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。 task or job? 用 task 还是 job？ A taskmay be more difficult than a joband require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A jobmay be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or a jobcan be sth that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience. *task 可能比 job 艰巨，需要仔细思考如何去做； job 可指许多要做的事情中的一件小事，尤指家务活； job 有时指费时、沉闷或需要极大耐心的工作。 ■ chore a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring 指日常事务、例行工作、尤指令人厌烦或无聊的家务活： ◆ household chores 家务杂活 PATTERNS ◆ the task/mission/job/chore of (doing)sth ◆ (a) daily / daily task/duties/job/chore ◆ (a) routinetask/duties/mission/job/chore ◆ (a/an) easy / easy task/mission/job ◆ (a) household / household task/duties/job/chore ◆ to doa task/a job/the chores ◆ to finisha task/a mission/a job/the chores ◆ to give sba task/their duties/a mission/a job/a chore task / tɑːsk ; NAmE tæsk /
LDC	task1 noun task2 verb tasktask1 /tɑːsk $ tæsk/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly SYN jobtask of The task of the union representative is to fight on behalf of the members. Sara had the task of preparing the agenda for meetings. I was given the task of building a fire. the skills required to carry out these tasks He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken. Our first task is to gather information. Monkeys can be taught to do simple tasks. They have the unenviable task of supervising the most dangerous prison in the country. Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets. Trying to bring up a small daughter on your own is no easy task.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say job rather than task:· I was given the job of building the fire.2take someone to task to strongly criticize somebody for something they have donetask for He was taken to task for not reporting the problem earlier.COLLOCATIONSverbshave the task of doing something· He had the task of judging the competition.carry out/perform/do a task· I don't think we have enough resources to carry out this task.set/give somebody a task· I was given the task of writing the chairman's speech.take on/undertake a task· No-one else is willing to take on the task.assign a task (=give someone a task to do)· People were assigned different tasks.a task faces somebody· Given the nature of the task facing us, three days might not be enough.adjectivesimpossible· She may argue that the task is impossible.simple· The children help with simple tasks like carrying in water or logs for the fire.difficult· The task of selecting just five candidates is difficult.somebody's first/main task· Their first task was to rebuild the wall.a thankless task (=a difficult but necessary job)· Driving a bus in London must be a pretty thankless task.a formidable/daunting task (=very difficult)· Achieving these targets will be a formidable task.an unenviable task (=unpleasant or difficult)· He has the unenviable task of telling hungry people that there is no food.an arduous task (=needing a lot of effort and hard work)· We began the arduous task of carrying the furniture to the top floor.phrasessomething is not an easy task something is no easy task (=something is difficult)· Recruiting experienced people is no easy task nowadays. task1 noun task2 verb tasktask2 AWL verb [transitive] Examples Collocations Phrases to give someone the responsibility for doing somethingbe tasked with (doing) something We were tasked with completing the job by the end of 2006.GRAMMAR Task is usually passive.
WDF	task [tɑ:sk]tasked, tasking, tasks CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1048 42249 3482 3177 7845 5765 21980 v24114 347 68 35 73 83 88 NOUN978 1593960 VERB9341 62070 Spoken: 171925094 tasked[836] tasks[2930] 任务(77%)，工作(22%)，使做艰苦的工作(1%) n.工作，作业；任务 vt.分派任务

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