VERB 分派(工作);布置(作业) If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about... 我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目,让他们就这个题目写点东西。
Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers... 今年晚些时候,她将给他们指定研究论文。
When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it. 当老师布置家庭作业的时候,学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。
VERB 分配;配给 If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use.
The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker... 卖方经纪人须随后将部分佣金分给买方经纪人。
He assigned her all his land in Ireland. 他把自己在爱尔兰的所有土地都转给了她。
VERB 委派;派往;指派 If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person.
I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry... 我被派往第10骑兵队的A连。
Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there?... 你是自己选择去的俄罗斯还是就是被派到那里的?
Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us. 我们每个人都被派了一个看护人来照顾我们。
VERB 赋予,给予(功能或价值) If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it.
Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job... 根据哈雷尔先生的体系,每个企业必须赋予每份工作一定的价值。
Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values — A equals 1, B equals 2, etc. 给字母表里的每个字母赋予相应的数值——A等于1,B等于2,等等。