task
n.
mission, assignment; obligation; role; burden, load
v.
assign tasks; overburden, strain
Task
task
Noun
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
(synonym) undertaking, project, labor
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "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"
(synonym) job, chore
(hypernym) duty
(hyponym) ball-buster, ball-breaker
Verb
1. assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
(derivation) job, chore
2. use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
(synonym) tax
(hypernym) strain, extend
忍辱负重
ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4
Enduring humiliation in order to perform an important duty.
(No further explanation)
毛遂自荐
mao2 sui4 zi4 jian4
Mao Sui recommending himself.
Used to describe a person who volunteers his services for a task or post.
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