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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

task [tɒːsk]
  1. 1. noun [c] 任务
    to take sb to task
    责备某人

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

task [tɑːsk]
  1. 1. n.[c] 工作任务
  2. 2. n.[c] 工作任务
  3. 3. noun [Internet] 任务
  4. 4. vt. 给……分配工作,给……任务
    I tasked him with looking after the children.
    安排照料孩子们。
  5. 5. vt. 使达到极限,使过于劳累

Collins English-English Dictionary

task [tɒːsk]
  1. 1. n a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or chore
  2. 2. n an unpleasant or difficult job or duty
  3. 3. n any piece of work
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to assign a task to
  5. 5. vt. to subject to severe strain; tax
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from taxa tax, from Latin taxare to tax

Examples

The hardest task was before them.
最艰巨的任务摆在他们面前。
a grim task
令人讨厌的任务
a Herculean task
艰巨的任务
showing little relish for the task
对这项任务毫无兴趣
a time-consuming task
费时的工作
unequal to the task
不胜任该项工作

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