- [countable]
a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies （分派的）工作，任务 Students are required to complete all homework assignments. 学生被要求完成所有的家庭作业。 You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. 你每学期要完成三个书面作业。 a business/special assignment 商业/特殊任务 I had set myself a tough assignment. 我给自己定了一项艰巨任务。 - on an assignment
She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers. 她在希腊为一家星期日报执行一项任务。 - on assignment
one of our reporters on assignment in China 我们派驻中国的一名记者
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb1The students handed in their assignments. 学生们交了作业。 The teacher gave us an assignment on pollution. 老师给我们布置了有关污染的作业。 Why did you take on this assignment if you're so busy? 既然你这么忙，为什么还要承担这项任务？ He refused to accept the assignment. 他拒绝接受这项任务。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- reading
- writing
- written
- …
- give
- hand out
- set
- …
- assignment on
- [uncountable] assignment (of somebody) (to something)
the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task （工作等的）分派，布置 his assignment to other duties in the same company 他在同一公司内担任的其他职务
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- important
- dangerous
- …
- accept
- take on
- get
- …
- on assignment
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.