a piece of work (that must be) done, especially if hard or unpleasant; duty
"he prepared for great undertakings"
"estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"
"the job of repairing the engine took several hours"
"the endless task of classifying the samples"
"the farmer's morning chores"
"I tasked him with looking after the children"
"you are taxing my patience"
When you are reading a thing as a task you need reasonable quiet.
出自: A. G. Gardiner
Your task..is to pick up ten items of treasure.
出自:Which Micro?
He shal taske..your corn.
出自: Caxton
我爸爸责备我,说我的手很脏。
She took the government to task over its economic record.
她批评政府的经济劣迹。
He's been taken to task for his habitual lack of punctuality.
他因为经常不准时而受到批评。
误 Each child is responsible for certain household task.
正 Each child is responsible for certain household tasks.
析 task指“工作”“任务”是可数名词,表示“一些工作”须用其复数形式tasks。