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BNC: 779 COCA: 1047

task

Word family 
task1 /tɑːsk $ tæsk/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  
1  JOB/TASK[countableC] a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly 〔尤指困难的、令人不快的或必须定期做的〕工作，任务 SYN job
task of
 The task of the union representative is to fight on behalf of the members.
工会代表的任务就是为工会成员争取利益。
 Sara had the task of preparing the agenda for meetings.
萨拉的任务是准备会议议程。
 I was given the task of building a fire.
我分配到生火的任务。
 the skills required to carry out these tasks
执行这些任务所需要的技能
 He soon realized the scale of the task he had undertaken.
他很快就意识到他所承担任务的艰巨性了。
 Our first task is to gather information.
我们的首要任务是收集信息。
 Monkeys can be taught to do simple tasks.
猴子能被教会做一些简单的事。
 They have the unenviable task of supervising the most dangerous prison in the country.
他们有个令人头疼的工作，就是管理国家最危险的监狱。
 Volunteers had the thankless task of distributing campaign leaflets.
志愿者的任务是分发活动传单，吃力不讨好。
 Trying to bring up a small daughter on your own is no easy task.
独自抚养年幼的女儿不是件轻而易举的事。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say job rather than task: 在日常英语中，人们一般说job，不说task
I was given the job of building the fire.
我分配到生火的任务。
2  take someone to task DISAPPROVEto strongly criticize somebody for something they have done 〔因某人所做之事〕严厉批评某人
take someone to task for
 He was taken to task for not reporting the problem earlier.
他因为没有早点报告问题而受到了严厉批评。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have 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.
adjectives
impossible
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.
phrases
something is not an easy task something is no easy task (=something is difficult)
Recruiting experienced people is no easy task nowadays.
Examples from the Corpus
task• A skill description relates to how a task is performed and what is achieved rather than what actions are taken.• Most of the workers did not have the skills required to perform the most basic tasks.• This is one of the most difficult and complex tasks we face.• Many older people need help with daily tasks like dressing and eating.• Each task should be identified and its position in the overall project established.• We knew what had to be done, but it wasn't an easy task.• One of the first tasks Eva set herself was learning the local language.• Recovery crews continued the grim task of retrieving bodies from the wreckage.• The Division has a particularly important task in promoting training courses for industry and commerce.• The UN Peacekeeping Force faces an almost impossible task.• Our main task is to improve the economy.• Tony Gauci explained that the overhaul of engines of this age was a very specialised task.• Who on earth would volunteer for such a thankless task?• By 2001, we had begun the task of collecting the materials and information needed for the study.• This question helps us identify the ideal person for the task from an attitudinal perspective.• The massacre was never fully investigated because the police were incapable of carrying out the task.• Few people are more suited to the task.
no easy task• In Britain, for instance, unravelling any facts from the many legends associated with King Arthur is no easy task.• But it is no easy task.• Thus, it is no easy task to exceed the renal water excretory capacity.• Remember, what you go down in hiking you must go up, and the 800-foot climb out is no easy task.• Evaluating this set of foreign policies is no easy task.• It's no easy task when a baby's almost died on her however many times.• He lovingly laundered the classic myths to make them suitable for schoolchildren no easy task.
task2 AWL verb [transitiveT]  
to give someone the responsibility for doing something 交给〔某人〕任务；派给〔某人〕工作
be tasked with (doing) something
 We were tasked with completing the job by the end of 2006.
我们接到任务，要在2006年年底之前完成这项工作。
n Grammar
Task is usually passive.
Examples from the Corpus
task• Recognizing and controlling the feelings that produce the negative behavior is a long, hard task.• Why, then, should lawyers be called to task for protecting the rights of the accused under the Constitution?• Meanwhile, the Derechos Humanos Coalition is taking the police to task for the Gallegos shooting.• The executives who participated in the Iberian Motors task forces, for example, may or may not have soured on change.• Ad hoc task forces will be put together to solve tough problems.• But to take us to task generally makes no sense.• However, his flip dismissal of a child is far more damaging and something he should be taken to task over.
From Longman Business Dictionary
tasktask /tɑːsktæsk/ noun [countableC]
1a piece of work that must be done, especially one that must be done regularly
Scheduling is a key task for most managers.
day-to-day management tasks
computers that can do dozens of tasks at the same time
2a piece of work that is difficult but very important
task of
the Bundesbank’s task of keeping the currency stable
He faced the daunting task (=one that is difficult and slightly frightening) of leading the largest experiment ever in employee ownership.
3take somebody to task to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have done
The tobacco companies have been taken to task for exposing their cigarette brands to kids.
Origin task
(1200-1300) Old North French tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca “tax or service to be done for a ruler”, from taxare “to tax”
task1 noun →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1task2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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BNC: 779 COCA: 1047
task

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TASK | TASK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth, massive, monumental令人生畏的任務；充滿挑戰性的任務；令人畏縮的任務；艱巨的任務；異常艱巨的任務；偉大的任務；極其繁重的任務▸➤arduous, demanding, difficult, hard, laborious, onerous, stiff, time-consuming, tough, uphill (especially BrE) 艱苦的／費力的／困難的／艱巨的／令人筋疲力盡的／繁重的／艱難的／耗時的／棘手的／艱辛的任務▸➤dangerous, hazardous (especially BrE) 危險的任務▸➤basic, easy, simple, small, trivial最簡單的／輕鬆的／簡單的／不重要的／無關緊要的任務◇the simple task of making a sandwich做一個三明治的簡單任務➤menial, mundane, repetitive, routine, tedious卑賤的／平凡的／重複性的／日常的／枯燥的工作▸➤complex, complicated複雜的工作▸➤delicate, tricky需小心對待的／棘手的工作▸➤hopeless, impossible徒勞的／不可能完成的工作▸➤daily, day-to-day, everyday, routine日常工作；常規工作▸➤central, fundamental, important, main, major, primary, principal中心任務；基本任務；重要任務；主要任務；首要任務◇The primary task of the chair is to ensure the meeting runs smoothly.會議主持人的首要任務是確保會議順利進行。➤critical, crucial, essential, key, vital決定性的／至關重要的／非常重要的／關鍵的／極為重要的任務▸➤immediate, urgent當前的任務；當務之急▸➤pleasant令人愉快的工作▸➤thankless, unenviable, unpleasant費力不討好的／不會令人羨慕的／令人不愉快的工作➤grim嚴峻的任務◇the grim task of identifying the dead查明死者身分的嚴峻任務➤administrative, domestic, household, manual行政工作；家務活兒；體力活兒▸➤self-appointed給自己安排的工作VERB + TASK➤handle, take on, take upon yourself, undertake處理工作；承擔工作；擔當任務◇Nobody was willing to take on such a thankless task.沒有人願意承擔這種費力不討好的工作。➤approach, face, get to grips with, tackle處理工作；正視任務；認真處理任務；應對工作◇How do you tackle a task like that?你怎麼處理那種工作？➤begin, start開始工作▸➤carry out, do, fulfil/fulfill, get on with, perform做工作；完成任務；執行任務◇I left her to get on with the task of correcting the errors.我讓她自己繼續改正錯誤。➤accomplish, complete, finish, succeed in完成工作；圓滿完成任務▸➤cope with處理工作▸➤fail, fail at, fail in未完成任務▸➤allocate, assign (sb), delegate, entrust sb with, give sb, set sb分配工作；指派（某人）任務；委託某人工作◇She failed to complete the task that she had been set.她未能完成分配給她的工作。➤be charged with, be faced with, have負責任務；面臨任務；有任務◇She was charged with the important task of telling the children.她負責通知孩子們這項重要任務。➤be engaged in從事工作◇I was engaged in the delicate task of clipping the dog's claws.我那時做的是修剪狗爪這種精細的工作。➤help in, help sb with幫忙幹活兒；幫某人做工作▸➤be suited to適合做某項工作◇His thick fingers were not well suited to the task.他手指粗，不太適合做這項工作。TASK + VERB➤involve sth, require sth任務涉及⋯／需要⋯◇The task requires a variety of skills and experience.這項工作需要多種技能和經驗。➤fall to sb任務落到某人頭上◇The unenviable task of telling my parents fell to my teacher.通知我父母這件苦差事落在了我老師的頭上。➤confront sb, face sb任務臨到某人頭上◇The team have no illusions about the size of the task confronting them.這個隊對他們所面臨任務的艱巨性沒有抱任何幻想。PREPOSITION➤task for⋯須承擔的任務◇a hard task for the committee委員會的一項艱巨任務➤task in在⋯方面的任務◇one of the first tasks in language learning語言學習的首要任務之一PHRASES➤be no easy task絕非易事◇Translating the letter was no easy task.翻譯這封信絕非易事。➤the task ahead, the task at hand, the task before us, the task in hand (BrE) 今後的任務；手頭的工作；擺在我們面前的任務◇We need to think realistically about the task ahead.我們需要現實地考慮一下今後的任務。◇We should stop chatting and get back to the task in / at hand.我們別閒聊了，做手頭的工作吧。
BNC: 779 COCA: 1047
task

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for assignment 另见assignment条task ♦︎ work ♦︎ duty ♦︎ mission ♦︎ job ♦︎ business ♦︎ housework ♦︎ chore ♦︎ errand ♦︎ commissionThese are all words for a piece of work that sb has to do. 这些词均表示任务、工作。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) routine task / work / duties / mission / job / business / chore◆(a) daily / day-to-day task / work / duties / job / business / chore◆(a / an) easy / difficult task / work / mission / job◆(a) challenging task / work / job◆(a) dangerous task / work / mission / job◆(a) household / domestic task / work / duties / job / chore◆to do a task / your work / a job / business / the housework / a chore / an errand◆to have a task / work / job / the housework / a chore / an errand to do◆to get the task / work / job / housework / chores done◆to get on with a task / your work / a job / the housework / a chore◆to carry out a task / the work / your duties / a mission / a job / a commission◆to finish a task / the work / a mission / a job / your business / the housework / the chores◆to take on / undertake a task / the work / your duties / a mission / a job◆to tackle / approach a task / the work / a job◆to give sb a task / some work / their duties / a mission / a job / a chore / a commission◆to set (sb) a task / their duties◆to accept a task / a mission / a commission◆to be on a mission / a job / business / an errand■ task [countable] 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。◆She had the unenviable task of talking to the missing girl's parents.她承担了和失踪女孩的父母谈话的艰难任务。◆The task eventually fell to me (= I had to do it).这项任务最终落到我头上。◆Getting hold of the information was no easy task (= it was difficult).把这一情报搞到手绝非易事。■ work [uncountable] the tasks and activities that are part of your job; tasks that need to be done 职责；工作内容◆Police work is mainly routine.警察的工作基本上都是按部就班的。◆I have some work for you to do.我有些事要你做。◆Stop talking and get on with your work.别说话了，继续干你们的活吧。■ duty [uncountable] ( duties [plural]) the work that is your job; tasks that are part of your job 职责；任务◆Report for duty at 8 a.m.早上8点钟报到上班。◆He was accused of neglecting his professional duties.他被控玩忽职守。◆Your duties will include setting up a new computer system.你的职责包括建立一个新的计算机系统。◆The suspect was charged with obstructing an officer in the course of his duties (= while doing what his job requires).嫌疑犯被控防碍执行公务罪。NOTE 辨析 Work or duties?Both these words refer to things that you do as part of your job, but work has a wider meaning than duties. Your duties are the list of tasks that you have to do because they are your responsibility and that you can be criticized or punished for not doing. Your work is all the activities that you do in the course of doing your job, and these activities may be seen as opportunities as much as responsibilities. 这两个词均表示工作范围内的事，但work的意思比duty广。duty指必须要做的工作或职责，不做会受到批评或处罚。work指工作过程中的所有活动，这些活动可被视为责任，也可看作是机会。■ mission ˈmɪʃn [countable] an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country （尤指派往他国的）官方使命，使团的使命◆a trade mission to China赴华贸易使命◆The mission ended in failure.这项使命以失败告终。◆They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region.他们承担了在该地区调查真相的工作。■ job [countable] a piece of work that sb has to do （一项）事务；（一件）工作，活儿，事情◆I've got various jobs around the house to do.我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。◆Sorting these papers is going to be a long job.整理这些文件是件很费工夫的事。◆Bringing up kids is a full-time job.带孩子是一个全职工作。◆He spends his time doing odd jobs (= various jobs in the home).他把时间用在干家里的杂活。NOTE 辨析 Task or job?A task may be more difficult than a job and require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A job may be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or it can 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可指几件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。■ business [uncountable] work that is part of your job, especially work that involves talking and doing deals with other people in business 商务；公事◆a business trip / lunch出差；工作午餐◆Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure?这次去罗马是出差还是游玩？◆She's away on business.她出差去了。OPP pleasure ⇨ entertainment  ➡ See also the entry for business 2 另见business条第2义■ housework ˈhaʊswɜːk; NAmE ˈhaʊswɜːrk [uncountable] the work involved in taking care of a home and family, for example cleaning and cooking （打扫和做饭等）家务活，家务事◆I spent all morning doing housework.我用了一个上午做家务。■ chore [countable] a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring 日常事务，例行工作（尤指令人厌烦或乏味无聊的家务事）◆Of all the household chores, I hate ironing most.所有的家务事中，我最不喜欢熨衣服。◆I find shopping a real chore (= a boring and unpleasant job).对我来说，购物真是件苦差事。■ errand ˈerənd [countable] a job that you do for sb that involves going somewhere, for example in order to buy sth, deliver sth or take a message （替别人做的）差使，差事◆He often runs errands for his grandmother.他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。■ commission kəˈmɪʃn [countable] a formal request to sb to do a piece of work for you, such as designing a building or doing a painting （正式的）委托工作（如请人做建筑设计或作画等）◆Who won the commission to design the new town hall?谁赢得了设计新市政厅的委托工作？◆The work will be done by commission (= sb will be formally asked to do it).该工程将通过委托方式请人来做。
BNC: 779 COCA: 1047

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