词组 | task |
释义 | task /tɑːsk $ tæsk/ noun a piece of work that must be doneadjectivesa difficult task The task of selecting just five candidates is a difficult one.an impossible task Finishing the job by five o’clock was an impossible task.a simple task The children help with simple tasks like carrying water.sb’s first/main task Their first task was to rebuild the wall.a formidable/daunting task formal (=very difficult) Achieving these targets will be a formidable task.an arduous task formal (=needing a lot of effort and hard work) We began the arduous task of carrying the furniture to the top floor.an unenviable task (=very unpleasant or difficult) He has the unenviable task of telling hungry people that there is no food.a thankless task (=a difficult but necessary job) Driving a bus in London must be a pretty thankless task.verbscarry out/do a task also perform a task formal We don’t have enough staff to carry out this task.set/give sb a task also assign sb a task formal I was given the task of writing his speech.take on a task also undertake a task formal No-one else is willing to take on this difficult task.complete/finish a task Your task must be completed by the end of the month.handle/tackle a task (=do it) We needed someone more experienced to handle this task.a task faces sb The task facing us is too difficult to finish in just a few weeks.prepositionsthe task of doing sth He had the task of judging the competition.phrasessth is not an easy task also sth is no easy task (=it is difficult) Finding experienced staff is no easy task.sb’s task is to do sth also the task of sb is to do sth The manager’s task is to get all the players working together as a team.the task ahead (=the thing that needs to be done) We have to forget these recent disappointments and concentrate on the task ahead. |
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