单词 | assign |
释义 | assign —assign /əˈsaɪn/ verb [T] (CHOOSE) ↑Verb Endings for assign C1 [often passive] to give a particular job or piece of work to someone: » [+ two objects] UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital.» The case has been assigned to our most senior officer.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, providing and supplyingF0 If you assign a time for a job or activity, you decide it will be done during that time: » Have you assigned a day for the interviews yet?Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingF0 If you assign a characteristic to something, you say that it has it: » Each visitor to the site chooses an online alter ego, which is assigned a name. Thesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating valueF0 to decide a reason for something: » Detectives have been unable to assign a motive for the murder.» The report assigned the blame for the accident to inadequate safety regulations.Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explaining• • • Extra Examples:» Every available officer will be assigned to the investigation.» The textbooks were assigned by the course director.» Part of the group were assigned to clear land mines.» Each trainee is assigned a mentor who will help them learn more about the job.» We were assigned an interpreter for the duration of our stay.verb [T] (SEND) ↑Verb Endings for assign ► C2 to send someone somewhere to do a job: » She was assigned to the newspaper's Berlin office.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs• • • Extra Examples:» She was assigned to the Paris office.» All the team were assigned to Poland.verb [T] LEGAL (GIVE LEGALLY) ↑Verb Endings for assign ► F0 to give property, money, or rights using a legal process: » Her property was assigned to her grandchildren.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, providing and supplyingThesaurus+: ↑Inheriting and bequeathingverb [T] SPECIALIZED (COMPUTING) ↑Verb Endings for assign ► F0 to put a value in a particular position in the memory of a computerThesaurus+: ↑Computer concepts |
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