task
UK [tɑ:sk] US [tæsk] noun
WORK 工作
ESSENTIAL countable
■a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly or with difficulty 任务；（尤指经常、不情愿或很难做的）工作；（苦）差事•We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.我们通常让接受面试人士在电脑上进行一些简单操作，只想测测他们的能力。 •The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.政府现在面临重新改组整个医疗卫生体系的艰巨任务。
UK [tɑ:sk] US [tæsk] noun
SPEAK ANGRILY 怒斥
take sb to task
■to criticize or speak angrily to someone for something that they have done wrong 责备（某人）•She took her assistant to task for/over her carelessness.她责备助手太粗心大意。
UK [tɑ:sk] US [tæsk] verb transitive usually passive
■to give someone a task 派给…任务•We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees.我们接到了建难民营的任务。 |