assignment
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/əˈsaɪn.mənt/us
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/əˈsaɪn.mənt/ B1 noun a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job: a freelance/photo assignment 自由职业／摄影任务
task
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/tæsk/ B2 noun a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: 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。
mission
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/ˈmɪʃ.ən/us
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/ˈmɪʃ.ən/ C2 noun an important job, especially a military one, that someone is sent somewhere to do: Your mission is to isolate the enemy by destroying all the bridges across the river. 你的任务是破坏这条河上所有的桥梁，以孤立敌军。
undertaking
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/ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kɪŋ/us
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/ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ C2 noun a job, business, or piece of work: The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking. 该隧道的修建是项复杂的大工程。
job
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/dʒɑːb/ B2 noun something that is your responsibility: She believed her job as a politician was to represent the views of her party and the people who voted for her. 她认为自己身为政治家就是要做自己政党和选民的代言人。
baby
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/ˈbeɪ.bi/ noun informal Someone's baby is something that they have a special interest in and responsibility for. I don't know much about the project - it's Philip's baby. 我对这个项目不怎么了解——那是菲利普负责的。
role
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/roʊl/ B2 noun the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship: What is his role in this project? 他在这个工程中负责什么？
次级任务
subtask
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/ˈsʌb.tɑːsk/us
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/ˈsʌb.tæsk/ noun a task that forms part of a larger piece of work to be done: Each worker gets a subtask, processes it, and sends the result to their manager. 每个员工都会得到一个子任务，将其完成并将结果发送给他们的经理。
工作任务
load
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/ləʊd/us
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/loʊd/ noun the amount of work to be done by a person: If we share the organization of the party, that will help spread the load. 如果我们都分担一些聚会的组织工作，那么就不至于忙不过来了。
困难任务
juggling act
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/ˈdʒʌg.lɪŋ ˌækt/us
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/ˈdʒʌg.lɪŋ ˌækt/ noun a difficult task or situation that involves dealing with several different things at the same time: Her life is a constant juggling act, coping with career, family, and home life single-handed. 她的生活一直不容易，独自一人同时应对事业和家庭。
完成任务
mission accomplished
phrase something that you say when you have finished doing something that you were told to do: Mission accomplished. I've got everything you asked for on the list. 完成任务！我拿到了你列在清单上的所有东西。
执行任务
on assignment
phrase Someone who is on assignment is doing a particular job or piece of work, usually in a particular place where they have been sent for a period of time. Both journalists were killed by terrorists while on assignment in the region. 两名记者在派往这一地区工作期间被恐怖分子杀害。
面临艰巨的任务
have your work cut out (for you)
phrase to have something very difficult to do: She'll really have her work cut out to finish all those reports by the end of the week. 在周末之前完成所有这些报告对她来说真是个艰巨的任务。
骑马执行任务的
mounted
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/ˈmaʊn.tɪd/us
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/ˈmaʊn.t̬ɪd/ adjective Mounted soldiers or police officers ride horses while on duty. mounted police officers 骑警
任务蠕升
mission creep
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/ˈmɪʃ.ən ˌkriːp/ noun disapproving the fact of doing a much larger job for a longer time than was originally expected, especially in a military operation
任务中失踪
MIA
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/ˌem.aɪˈeɪ/ adjective abbreviation abbreviation for missing in action: used for saying that a member of the armed forces has not returned from fighting in a war but is not known for certain to be dead: High numbers of military were still listed as MIA. 大量士兵仍被列为”在任务中失踪“。
单任务处理
monotasking
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/ˈmɒn.əʊˌtɑːs.kɪŋ/us
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/ˈmɑː.noʊˌtæs.kɪŋ/ noun the act of doing only one task at a time, especially in order to work more effectively
单任务运行
monotasking
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/ˈmɑː.noʊˌtæs.kɪŋ/ noun specialized the act of running only one computer program at a time
为了在限定时间内完成任务而倍感压力
be under the gun
phrase mainly US to feel worried because you have to do something by a particular time or in a particular way: Al's under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company. 艾爾因需在月底前决定是否和公司一起搬走而倍感压力。
在执行任务时
in the line of duty
phrase Something that happens to you in the line of duty happens when you are doing your job. This year alone eight police officers have been killed in the line of duty. 仅今年一年就有8位警官殉职。
执行单一任务
monotask
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/ˈmɒn.əʊˌtɑːsk/us
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/ˈmɑː.noʊˌtæsk/ verb to do only one task at a time, especially in order to work more effectively: When you monotask and meditate, you will notice that you have downtime. 当你做单一任务处理和冥想时，你会注意到你有休息时间。