➡ See also the entry for assignment另見assignment條task ♦︎ work ♦︎ duty ♦︎ mission ♦︎ job ♦︎ business ♦︎ housework ♦︎ chore ♦︎ errand ♦︎ commissionThese are all words for a piece of work that sb has to do.這些詞均表示任務、工作。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) routine task / work / duties / mission / job / business / chore◆(a) daily / day-to-day task / work / duties / job / business / chore◆(a / an) easy / difficult task / work / mission / job◆(a) challenging task / work / job◆(a) dangerous task / work / mission / job◆(a) household / domestic task / work / duties / job / chore◆to do a task / your work / a job / business / the housework / a chore / an errand◆to have a task / work / job / the housework / a chore / an errand to do◆to get the task / work / job / housework / chores done◆to get on with a task / your work / a job / the housework / a chore◆to carry out a task / the work / your duties / a mission / a job / a commission◆to finish a task / the work / a mission / a job / your business / the housework / the chores◆to take on / undertake a task / the work / your duties / a mission / a job◆to tackle / approach a task / the work / a job◆to give sb a task / some work / their duties / a mission / a job / a chore / a commission◆to set (sb) a task / their duties◆to accept a task / a mission / a commission◆to be on a mission / a job / business / an errand■task [countable] a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one(尤指艱巨或令人厭煩的)任務,工作◆Our first task will be to set up a communications system.我們的首項任務是架設通信系統。◆She had the unenviable task of talking to the missing girl's parents.她承擔了和失蹤女孩的父母談話的艱難任務。◆The task eventually fell to me(= I had to do it).這項任務最終落到我頭上。◆Getting hold of the information was no easy task(= it was difficult).把這一情報搞到手絕非易事。■work [uncountable] the tasks and activities that are part of your job; tasks that need to be done職責;工作内容◆Police work is mainly routine.警察的工作基本上都是按部就班的。◆I have some work for you to do.我有些事要你做。◆Stop talking and get on with your work.别說話了,繼續幹你們的活吧。■duty [uncountable] ( duties [plural]) the work that is your job; tasks that are part of your job職責;任務◆Report for duty at 8 a.m.早上8點鐘報到上班。◆He was accused of neglecting his professional duties.他被控玩忽職守。◆Your duties will include setting up a new computer system.你的職責包括建立一個新的計算機系統。◆The suspect was charged with obstructing an officer in the course of his duties(= while doing what his job requires).嫌疑犯被控防礙執行公務罪。NOTE辨析 Work or duties?Both these words refer to things that you do as part of your job, but work has a wider meaning than duties. Your duties are the list of tasks that you have to do because they are your responsibility and that you can be criticized or punished for not doing. Your work is all the activities that you do in the course of doing your job, and these activities may be seen as opportunities as much as responsibilities.這兩個詞均表示工作範圍内的事,但work的意思比duty廣。duty指必須要做的工作或職責,不做會受到批評或處罰。work指工作過程中的所有活動,這些活動可被視爲責任,也可看作是機會。■mission ˈmɪʃn [countable] an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country(尤指派往他國的)官方使命,使團的使命◆a trade mission to China赴華貿易使命◆The mission ended in failure.這項使命以失敗告終。◆They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region.他們承擔了在該地區調查真相的工作。■job [countable] a piece of work that sb has to do(一項)事務;(一件)工作,活兒,事情◆I've got various jobs around the house to do.我在家裏有各種各樣的活兒要幹。◆Sorting these papers is going to be a long job.整理這些文件是件很費工夫的事。◆Bringing up kids is a full-time job.帶孩子是一個全職工作。◆He spends his time doing odd jobs(= various jobs in the home).他把時間用在幹家裏的雜活。NOTE辨析 Task or job?A task may be more difficult than a job and require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A job may be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or it can be sth that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience. * task可能比job艱巨,需要仔細思考如何去做;job可指幾件要做的事情中的一件小事,尤指家務活;job有時指費時、沉悶或需要極大耐心的工作。■business [uncountable] work that is part of your job, especially work that involves talking and doing deals with other people in business商務;公事◆a business trip / lunch出差;工作午餐◆Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure?這次去羅馬是出差還是遊玩?◆She's away on business.她出差去了。OPPpleasure ⇨ entertainment➡ See also the entry for business2另見business條第2義■housework ˈhaʊswɜːk; NAmEˈhaʊswɜːrk [uncountable] the work involved in taking care of a home and family, for example cleaning and cooking(打掃和做飯等)家務活,家務事◆I spent all morning doing housework.我用了一個上午做家務。■chore [countable] a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring日常事務,例行工作(尤指令人厭煩或乏味無聊的家務事)◆Of all the household chores, I hate ironing most.所有的家務事中,我最不喜歡熨衣服。◆I find shopping a real chore(= a boring and unpleasant job).對我來說,購物真是件苦差事。■errandˈerənd [countable] a job that you do for sb that involves going somewhere, for example in order to buy sth, deliver sth or take a message(替别人做的)差使,差事◆He often runs errands for his grandmother.他經常給他的祖母跑腿兒。■commission kəˈmɪʃn [countable] a formal request to sb to do a piece of work for you, such as designing a building or doing a painting(正式的)委托工作(如請人做建築設計或作畫等)◆Who won the commission to design the new town hall?誰赢得了設計新市政廳的委托工作?◆The work will be done by commission(= sb will be formally asked to do it).該工程將通過委托方式請人來做。
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