assign
verbto give somebody something that they can use, or some work or responsibility 分配(某物);分派,布置(工作、任務等) - assign something (to somebody)
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children. 老師給每個孩子都布置了不同的作業。 The two large classrooms have been assigned to us. 這兩間大教室分配給了我們。 - assign somebody something
We have been assigned the two large classrooms. 我們分得了這兩間大教室。 The teacher assigned each of the children a different task. 老師給每個孩子都布置了不同的作業。
- assign something (to somebody)
to provide a person for a particular task or position 指定;指派 - assign somebody (to something/as something)
They've assigned their best man to the job. 他們指派了最優秀的人承擔這項工作。 Two senior officers have been assigned to the case. 已經指派了兩名高級警官去處理這個案子。 - assign somebody to do something
British forces have been assigned to help with peacekeeping. 英國軍隊被派遣協助維持和平。
- assign somebody (to something/as something)
- [usually passive]
to send a person to work under the authority of somebody or in a particular group 委派;派遣 to say that something has a particular value or function, or happens at a particular time or place 確定(價值、功能、時間、地點) - assign something to somebody (
law )法律 to say that your property or rights now belong to somebody else 轉讓,讓與(財産、權利)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.