taskmaster — 영어 사전

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

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   더 많은 예문 (1)

   And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows

2. A source of hard work or responsibility.

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   • 비유적 표현

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   Everyone knows the enthusiasm is inauthentic and only for show, but artifice and inauthenticity are perfectly adequate for the politicization taskmasters. […] It all looked so easy when the competent were at the helm, but reality is a cruel taskmaster, and all the excuses that worked as an underling wear thin once the incompetent are in leadership roles.

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1. someone who imposes hard or continuous work

   상위어

   supervisor