assignment
[ə'saɪn.mənt] noun
countable
■a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job （尤指学业或工作方面的）任务，功课•a freelance/photo assignment自由职业／摄影任务 •I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.期末前我有大量阅读功课要完成。 countable
■a job that someone is sent somewhere to do （被派遣到某地做的）工作•a foreign/diplomatic assignment外交任命 on assignment
■Someone who is on assignment is doing a particular job or piece of work, usually in a specified place where they have been sent for a period of time. 执行任务；（通常指被派遣到特定地点，在一段时间内从事的）工作•Both journalists were killed by terrorists whilst on assignment in Colombia.两名记者均在哥伦比亚执行采访任务时被恐怖分子杀害。 uncountable
■the process of giving a particular job or piece of work to someone, or of sending people to chosen places to do jobs 分配（任务）；指派（人员）•assignment of the various tasks各种任务的分配 |