0 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者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. 政府现在面临着重新改组整个医疗卫生体系的艰巨任务。
1 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。
2 to give someone a task -- 派给…任务
There are certain tasks, such as polishing, which can only be done with abrasion.
The next most used procedure has been the observation of behaviour, especially in psychomotor speed tasks or pleasantness ratings.
The patients were slower on psychomotor tasks, showed increased visual sensitivity and impaired attention.
Exercise of environmental control can lead to negative outcomes when it is contingent on the performance of difficult tasks.
They were told that they were not being evaluated and that they should relax while performing the various tasks.
Despite the rise in female employment, women today perform the majority of tasks within the household.
All tasks performed or questions answered by each student were scored dichotomously as correct or left blank on the checklists.
Thus, while the medium in which the tasks are performed will be different, the actual tasks will, by and large, be the same.
