assign /əˈsain/ vt. 1.分派 (跟双宾，间接宾语前用to): Those rooms have been assigned to us. 那些房间已经分配给我们了。Your teacher assigns your work to be done at home. 你们老师布置你回家应做的功课。［考句］In your first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to assign you to a class at your level.你上学的头几天要参加一次考试以便老师按你的水平将你分配在某一班里。2.指定(时间、地点)；提出(理由等) (for): Has a day been assigned for the trial? 审讯日期是否已定? We assigned a day in July for the performance. 我们确定七月份的一天演出。3.分派，指派(某人干某事)： The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate. 上尉指派两个士兵在门口警卫。Assign your best man to the job. 指派你最精干的人去干那工作。
［辨析］与allocate和distribute辨见allocate
assignment /əˈsainmənt/ n. 1.［u］&［c］职务，任务: accept (fulfil) an assignment 接受(完成)一项任务 I shall soon be leaving for an assignment in India. 我很快就要到印度就职。2.［u］分派: The foreman is responsible for the assignment of jobs. 工头负责分工。He was pleased at his assignment to such an important position. 他为被委以重任而感到高兴。3.［c］&［u］作业: study assignments 学习任务；作业 What’s today’s assignment? 今天的作业是什么?
