n.[c]
- 任务;工作;作业
The
task has been fulfilled.
任务已完成了。
- 困难的工作;苦差事
She had the difficult
task of pulling out all the weeds.
她的苦差事是拔除所有的杂草。
vt.
- 派给……(特别)任务;要……做一项(特别)工作[O2]
- 使辛劳;使做艰苦的工作
English grammar
tasked the boy's mind.
英语语法使那男孩大伤脑筋。
短语
take/call/bring sb. to task
- 责备某人
The boss
took him to task over his lateness.
上司因为他迟到而责备他。
辨析
n.
a piece of work.
v.
-
(usu. be tasked with)
assign a task to.
- make great demands on.
Phrase
- take someone to task
reprimand or criticize someone.
Etymology
ME: from an Old North. Fr. var. of OFr. tasche, from med. L. tasca, alt. of taxa, from L. taxare (see tax).