英语词汇“task”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tasknoun

uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/

task noun (WORK)

B2 [ C ] a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty:

We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.

The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.

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Work, working and the workplace

a long way to go idiom
act as sth 1
act as sth
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
assignment
cabin
grind
hold down a job idiom
hoop
hot desk
hot-desking
hotelling
housekeeping
labour
slog
slouch
spadework
sweat
sweat over sth
swing into action idiom

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task noun (SPEAK ANGRILY)

take sb to task

to criticize or speak angrily to someone for something that they have done wrong:

She took her assistant to task for/over her carelessness.

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Chastising & rebuking

admonition
barracking
bawl
be in sb's face idiom
beat yourself up
bring
carpet
come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom
crucify
keelhaul
lambaste
lay
neck
rebuke
reprimand
reproachful
there'll be hell to pay idiom
throw
throw the book at sb idiom
upbraid

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taskverb [ T usually passive ]

uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/

to give someone a task:

We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees.

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Giving orders & commands

all-points bulletin
bade
boss
bossyboots
chain of command
charge
crack the whip idiom
defy
demand
enjoin
expect
forget
harry
lay down the law idiom
mandate
ordain
order sb around
overbearing
prescribed
steamroller

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单词	task
释义	Contents noun (2) task (WORK) task (SPEAK ANGRILY) verb (1) task (1) Contents noun (4) task (1) task (2) task (3) task (4) verb (1) task (1) English American Business tasknoun uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/ task noun (WORK) B2 [ C ] a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude. The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Work, working and the workplace a long way to go idiom act as sth 1 act as sth all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom assignment cabin grind hold down a job idiom hoop hot desk hot-desking hotelling housekeeping labour slog slouch spadework sweat sweat over sth swing into action idiom See more results » task noun (SPEAK ANGRILY) take sb to task to criticize or speak angrily to someone for something that they have done wrong: She took her assistant to task for/over her carelessness. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Chastising & rebuking admonition barracking bawl *be in sb's* face idiom beat yourself up bring carpet come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom crucify keelhaul lambaste lay neck rebuke reprimand reproachful there'll be hell to pay idiom throw throw the book at sb idiom upbraid See more results » taskverb [ T usually passive ] uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/ to give someone a task: We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Giving orders & commands all-points bulletin bade boss bossyboots chain of command charge crack the whip idiom defy demand enjoin expect forget harry lay down the law idiom mandate ordain order sb around overbearing prescribed steamroller See more results » tasknoun [ C ] us/tæsk/ a piece of work to be done, esp. one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: Our first task after we moved was to find a doctor. Making these pastries is no easy task. They face the daunting task of rebuilding their economy. tasknoun [ C ] uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/ WORKPLACE a piece of work that needs to be done, especially one that is a regular part of someone's job: The new team's first task will be to ensure a smooth handover of power. carry out/complete/do a task Those in charge of planning the relocation will need to decide what tasks need to be carried out. assign/give/set sb a task A small team at head office has been assigned the task of setting up a central database. perform/undertake a task a big/important/major task a crucial/key/main task time-consuming/urgent tasks easy/menial/simple tasks administrative/creative/sales tasks a difficult thing that must be done: a challenging/daunting task The government faces the daunting task of restructuring the pension system. a difficult/hard/impossible task With the cost-cutting complete, the bank is faced with the more difficult task of generating increased revenues to convert into profit. IT an action done by a computer such as starting a program, checking email, saving files, etc.: By automating repetitive tasks, software programs can save people a lot of time. do/execute/perform a task A mainframe's speed is measured in the number of tasks it can perform in a millisecond. take sb/sth to task (over sth) to criticize a person, group of people, or an organization for doing something that you think is very wrong: Farmers took the large supermarket chains to task over their ruthless pricing. See also multitasking taskverb [ T, usually passive ] uk/tɑːsk/us/tæsk/formal to give someone a difficult job to do:** task sb with (doing) sth The parent company is being tasked with turning around two new acquisitions. task sb to do sth The company completed only a small fraction of the 150 health clinics it was tasked to build.
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tasknoun

task noun (WORK)

task noun (SPEAK ANGRILY)

taskverb [ T usually passive ]

tasknoun [ C ]

tasknoun [ C ]

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taskverb [ T, usually passive ]