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taskmaster

/ˈtæskˌmæstər/ /ˈtɑːskˌmæstər/

Meanings
noun

监工，工头，监事

Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.

Examples :

"Our new project manager is a real taskmaster, always pushing us to meet deadlines and expecting perfection. "
我们的新项目经理是个名副其实的监工，总是催着我们赶截止日期，还要求尽善尽美。
person job work organization business

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

作业, 功课。

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

你必须先做完作业才能看电视。

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

责任，义务，职责

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

责任是一项沉重的负担。(Zérèn shì yī xiàng chénzhòng de fùdān.)

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration perfection

perfection noun

/pɚˈfɛkʃən/

完美，尽善尽美

"The system runs to perfection."

这个系统运行得近乎完美。

Illustration workers

workers noun

/ˈwɜː.kəz/ /ˈwɝ.kɚz/

工人，劳动者。

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

工厂的工人们整天组装汽车。

Illustration supervises

supervises verb

/ˈsupərˌvaɪzɪz/ /ˈsuːpərˌvaɪzɪz/

监督，主管

"Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction."

如果没有人监督他们，这个团队就会失去方向。

Illustration imposes

imposes verb

/ɪmˈpoʊzɪz/ /ɪmˈpoʊsɪz/

强加，征收

"Congress imposed new tariffs."

国会征收了新的关税。

Illustration deadlines

deadlines noun

/ˈdɛdlaɪnz/

截止日期，最后期限。

"I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"

我必须赶上这个截止日期，不然老板会宰了我的！

Illustration expecting

expecting verb

/ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/

预计，期望。

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从未预料到会被发现。

Illustration burdensome

burdensome adjective

/ˈbəː.dən.səm/ /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/

沉重的，劳累的

"Paying for college can be a burdensome task for many families. "

对很多家庭来说，支付大学学费可能是一个沉重的负担。