assign

ә'sain

四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

v. give out
v. select something or someone for a specific purpose
v. transfer one's right to
v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

vt. 分配, 指派, 赋值
[计] 赋值

Collins 星级

3,876

BNC 频率

2,611

使用频率

assign 由前缀 as-（表示朝向）和词根 sign（表示标记、符号）组成，意为“朝向标记”，可以理解为“指派”或“分配”。

例句

1. The teacher will assign homework every Friday.

老师每周五会布置作业。

2. Can you assign someone to help me with this project?

你能指派一个人来帮我完成这个项目吗？

3. I was assigned to lead the team for the new project.

我被指派负责这个新项目的团队。