assign
[ə'saɪn] verb transitive
CHOOSE 选择
ADVANCED [often passive]
■to give a particular job or piece of work to someone 分配；分派；指派•[+ two objects] UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital.重建这间医院的任务被指派给了联合国部队。 •The case has been assigned to our most senior officer.这宗案件已经指派给我们最高职级的警官来处理。 ADVANCED
■If you assign a time for a job or activity, you decide it will be done during that time 定出，确定（时间或期限）•Have you assigned a day for the interviews yet?你们定了哪一天进行面试了吗？ ■If you assign a characteristic to something, you state that it has it. 把…归属（于）；确定（属性等）
■to decide a reason for something 把…归因（于）；确定（原因）•Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder.侦探们一直无法确定谋杀的动机。 •The report assigned the blame for the accident to inadequate safety regulations.报告中，事故责任被归咎于安全规章不健全。
[ə'saɪn] verb transitive
SEND 派遣
ADVANCED
■to send someone somewhere to do a job 委派；选派；派遣•She was assigned to the newspaper's Berlin office.她被派到报社驻柏林的办事处。
[ə'saɪn] verb transitive
COMPUTING 电脑技术 specialized
■to put a value in a particular position in the memory of a computer 为…赋值
[ə'saɪn] verb transitive
GIVE LEGALLY 按法律程式给 legal
■to give property, money or rights using a legal process 把（财产、权利等）让与，转让•Her property was assigned to her grandchildren.她的财产转让给了她的孙儿女。
[ə'saɪn] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [often passive] assign sb to sth
■to choose someone to do a particular job 指派（某人）做…•Which police officer has been assigned to this case?指派了哪一位警官负责那宗案件？ |