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task noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + TASK | TASK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEawesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (especially BrE) , massive, monumental 令人生畏的任务;充满挑战性的任务;令人畏缩的任务;艰巨的任务;异常艰巨的任务;伟大的任务;极其繁重的任务arduous, demanding, difficult, hard, laborious, onerous, stiff (BrE) , time-consuming, tough, uphill (especially BrE) 艰苦的/费力的/困难的/艰巨的/令人筋疲力尽的/繁重的/艰难的/耗时的/棘手的/艰辛的任务dangerous, hazardous (especially BrE) 危险的任务basic, easy, simple, small, trivial 最简单的/轻松的/简单的/不重要的/无关紧要的任务◆the simple task of making a sandwich做一个三明治的简单任务menial, mundane, repetitive, routine, tedious 卑贱的/平凡的/重复性的/日常的/枯燥的工作complex, complicated 复杂的工作delicate, tricky 需小心对待的/棘手的工作hopeless, impossible 徒劳的/不可能完成的工作daily, day-to-day, everyday, routine 日常工作;常规工作central, fundamental, important, main, major, primary, principal 中心任务;基本任务;重要任务;主要任务;首要任务◆The primary task of the chair is to ensure the meeting runs smoothly.会议主持人的首要任务是确保会议顺利进行。critical, crucial, essential, key, vital 决定性的/至关重要的/非常重要的/关键的/极为重要的任务immediate, urgent 当前的任务;当务之急pleasant 令人愉快的工作thankless, unenviable, unpleasant 费力不讨好的/不会令人羡慕的/令人不愉快的工作grim 严峻的任务◆the grim task of identifying the dead查明死者身份的严峻任务administrative, domestic, household, manual 行政工作;家务活儿;体力活儿self-appointed 给自己安排的工作VERB + TASKhandle, take on, take upon yourself (especially BrE) , undertake 处理工作;承担工作;担当任务◆Nobody was willing to take on such a thankless task.没有人愿意承担这种费力不讨好的工作。approach, face, get to grips with (especially BrE) , tackle 处理工作;正视任务;认真处理任务;应对工作◆How do you tackle a task like that?你怎么处理那种工作?begin, start 开始工作carry out, do, fulfil/fulfill, get on with, perform 做工作;完成任务;执行任务◆I left her to get on with the task of correcting the errors.我让她自己继续改正错误。accomplish, complete, finish, succeed in 完成工作;圆满完成任务cope with 处理工作fail, fail at, fail in 未完成任务allocate, assign (sb), delegate, entrust sb with, give sb, set sb 分配工作;指派(某人)任务;委托某人工作◆She failed to complete the task that she had been set.她未能完成分配给她的工作。be charged with, be faced with, have 负责任务;面临任务;有任务◆She was charged with the important task of telling the children.她负责通知孩子们这项重要任务。be engaged in 从事工作◆I was engaged in the delicate task of clipping the dog's claws.我那时做的是修剪狗爪这种精细的工作。help in, help sb with 帮忙干活儿;帮某人做工作be suited to 适合做某项工作◆His thick fingers were not well suited to the task.他手指粗,不太适合做这项工作。TASK + VERBinvolve sth, require sth 任务涉及⋯/需要⋯◆The task requires a variety of skills and experience.这项工作需要多种技能和经验。fall to sb 任务落到某人头上◆The unenviable task of telling my parents fell to my teacher.通知我父母这件苦差事落在了我老师的头上。confront sb, face sb 任务临到某人头上◆The team have no illusions about the size of the task confronting them.这个队对他们所面临任务的艰巨性没有抱任何幻想。PREPOSITIONtask for ⋯须承担的任务◆a hard task for the committee委员会的一项艰巨任务task in 在⋯方面的任务◆one of the first tasks in language learning语言学习的首要任务之一PHRASESbe no easy task 绝非易事◆Translating the letter was no easy task.翻译这封信绝非易事。the task ahead, the task at hand (especially NAmE) , the task before us, the task in hand (BrE) 今后的任务;手头的工作;摆在我们面前的任务◆We need to think realistically about the task ahead.我们需要现实地考虑一下今后的任务。◆We should stop chatting and get back to the task in / at hand.我们别闲聊了,做手头的工作吧。 |