Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #779
task
任务；工作
a piece of work that must be done
- 1.
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
职责内的一项工作。
- 2.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
任何进行或尝试的工作
- 3.
Any piece of work done.
任何一项已完成的工作。
- 4.
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
作为职责或特定费用要求完成的具体工作
- 5.
A single action undertaken by a given agent.
特定主体实施的一次行动。
- 6.
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
困难或乏味的事务。
- 7.
An objective.
一个目标。
- 8.
A process or execution of a program.
程序的运行或执行过程。
艰巨的工作；苦差事；目标；目的；行动；（某人做的）一件事；（计算机的）任务；进程；职责内的一项工作。
In use
Before we leave, please finish the last task on your list.
The teacher gave us a challenging task to research local history.
Cleaning the whole house by yourself is no easy task.
the endless task of classifying the samples
do/complete/carry out a task
We need to complete this task by Friday.
我们需要在周五前完成这项任务。
the task of + noun/gerund
She was given the task of organizing the conference.
她被分配了组织会议的任务。
set/assign someone a task
Connections
Collocations
- complete a task
- 完成任务
- She managed to complete the task ahead of schedule.她设法提前完成了任务。
- perform a task
- 执行任务
- The robot can perform complex tasks autonomously.这个机器人能自主执行复杂的任务。
- carry out a task
- 执行任务
- Soldiers are trained to carry out dangerous tasks.士兵们接受训练以执行危险的任务。
- assign a task
- 分配任务
- The teacher assigned each student a different task.老师给每个学生分配了不同的任务。
- difficult task
- 艰巨的任务
- Climbing the mountain was a difficult task.爬那座山是一项艰巨的任务。
- daily task
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Task 音似‘踏死磕’，意为‘任务’，要踏实地死磕任务。
Context & Register
task 是中性词，使用范围广泛，通常指需要完成的工作或任务，比较常见于日常生活、职场和学术环境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with -(a)sk and share the same vowel sound /ɑː/, so they rhyme perfectly with "task" (/tɑːsk/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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