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

• The tasks are arduous.
  任务繁重。
• 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。
• Make lists of what to do and prioritize your tasks.
  将要做的事情列出来，然后决定其优先顺序。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Scientists have long wondered which parts of the brain are involved in musical tasks.
  科学家们一直想知道大脑的哪些部分是用来处理音乐的。
• A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary tasks.
  要区别主要的和次要的任务。
• 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。
• 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。