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 Action Group worked by dividing its tasks among a large number of subgroups.
  行动小组通过将其任务分配给多个下属小组来完成工作。
• Options, directives, and functions continue to simplify programming tasks, shortening development time and reducing risk.
  选项、指令和函数继续简化了编程任务，从而缩短了编程时间并减少了风险。
• You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.
  如果你要做能力达不到的事，就别指望成功。
• 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。
• This is how we see our tasks, and the substance and content of our work for the forthcoming period.
  这就是我们对工作任务的看法，以及下一阶段我们工作的实质与内容。
• I thought that cooking and housekeeping were unimportant, easy tasks.
  我认为做饭和料理家务微不足道，一下子就能搞定。
• One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.
  最大的任务之一就是控制疟疾的蔓延。
• We must supervise and speed up the fulfilment of assigned tasks.
  已经布置了的工作，应当认真督促检查。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example
  他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。
• Girls do better on open-ended tasks that require them to think for themselves.
  女孩子更擅长需要独立思考的开放式任务。