名 （姓氏） a surname；

[例句] 人们总会沉不住气，为任何事感到担忧。 People will work themselves up into a state about anything.

[例句] 她捧起疏松的泥土，任其缓缓地从指间漏下。 She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.

wantonly，arbitrarily，wilfully，just as one wishes，arbitrariness ；

[例句] 持下面的优惠券到任意一家Tecno专卖店，只需付10.99英镑。 Bring the coupon below to any Tecno store and pay just £10.99.

[例句] 她可任意使用档案。 She had unhindered access to the files.

duty，responsibility，liability，blame；

[例句] 如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。 I would be remiss if I did not do some-thing about it.

[例句] 她好像把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。 She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother.

assignment，mission，task，duty，[电影]The Task；

[例句] 我们的新任务是到1995年底增到200亿美元. Our new task is to reach US $ 20 billion by the end of 1995.

[例句] 付款后,才完成任务,即赚300元,使用上面的链接. Payment is only after completing the task ie earning $ 300 using the link above.

appoint，nominate，commission，depute，procuratory ；

[例句] 首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。 The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.

[例句] 新委任此职务者 the new appointee to the post

trust，have confidence in，believe in，take [put] stock in，accredit；

[例句] 雇主和雇员之间出现了信任危机。 There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees.

[例句] 向自己信任的人倾诉感情是很有益处的。 It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust.

not interfere，let go unchecked，noninterference，laissez-faire，indulge ；

[例句] 千万不能放任小孩呆在水池或水槽附近不管。 Never leave young children unattended near any pool or water tank.

[例句] 她放任我们随心所欲，甚至连我们在床上蹦跳她也不管。 She lets us do anything, even bounce on our beds.

any，whichever，whatever ；

[例句] 她的嗓音非常好，现在的唱功比以往任何时候都要好。 She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever.

[例句] 我是献血者，我不能冒任何接触传染的危险。 I'm a blood donor; I can't risk any contagion.

capricious，self-willed，wayward，unrestrained，caprice ；

[例句] 批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。 His critics say he's just being silly and petulant.

[例句] 为什么要宣传报道这个行为任性、青春期未满的白痴呢？ Why give publicity to this self-indulgent, adolescent oaf?

director，head，chairman ；

[例句] 研究院主任尼尔·豪沃思力图平息事态。 Neil Howorth, director of the academy, tried to calm things down.

[例句] 如果需要进一步了解信息，请咨询教务主任。 If you require further information, you should consult the registrar.

term of office，term of service，tenure of office，patriarchate，prefecture ；

[例句] 布拉德利将作为洛杉矶任期最长的市长被载入史册。 Bradley will go down in history as Los Angeles' longest serving mayor.

[例句] 总统任期为5年。 The president shall hold office for five years.

take office，hold a post，be in office ；

[例句] 一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。 A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.

[例句] 他任职于外交关系委员会。 He was on the Council of Foreign Relations.

assume the office of，hold the post of，occupy，shoulder ；

[例句] 他是由海军上将精心挑选出来担任这项工作的。 He was hand-picked for this job by the Admiral.

[例句] 他由于患轻度眼疾而不再担任队长一职。 His captaincy of the team was ended by mild eye trouble.

allow，let，leave free，let be，surrender ；

[例句] 她听任门砰地关上。 She let the door slam.

[例句] 你不能袖手旁观,听任发生这样的事. You cannot stand by and allow such a thing.

take up one's post，take office，assume one's post，accede，accede to ；

[例句] 他就任公职是出于一种责任感。 He took up office out of a sense of duty.

[例句] 布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。 Buchanan has never held elective office.

predecessor，precursor，[电影]Ex - Amici come prima!；

[例句] 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。 He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.

[例句] 为了报复，她砸了前任男友的家。 She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home.

leave one's post ；

[例句] 女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相. Her majesty awarded a distinction upon 〔 to 〕 the retiring Prime Minister.

[例句] 卡特离任后, 曾来看过我两次. Since leaving office , Carter has come to see me twice.

be competent，be qualified，be equal to，be competent for，competence ；

[例句] 公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。 The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.

[例句] 针对他是否能胜任最高职务展开了争论。 There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.

succeed，succession，succeed sb. in a post，hold over；

[例句] 很多人认为艾德将继任首相. Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister.

[例句] 他继任校长是确定无疑的. His succession as headmaster was not in any doubt.

important task，heavy responsibility，important mission，important office [post] ；

[例句] 副总统现在必须承担起最高权力的重任。 The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power.

[例句] 这是人民赋予我们的重任. This is an important task which the people have entrusted to us.