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单词 assignment
释义 assignment
assignment /əˈsaɪn.mənt/ noun
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B1 [C] a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job:
» a freelance/photo assignment» I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.Thesaurus+: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work
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F0 [C] a job that someone is sent somewhere to do:
» a foreign/diplomatic assignmentThesaurus+: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work
on assignment
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F0 Someone who is on assignment is doing a particular job or piece of work, usually in a particular place where they have been sent for a period of time:
» Both journalists were killed by terrorists whilst on assignment in Colombia.Thesaurus+: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work
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F0 [U] the process of giving a particular job or piece of work to someone, or of sending someone to a chosen place to do a job:
» assignment of the various tasksThesaurus+: ↑Giving, providing and supplying
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Extra Examples:» It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really.» He took this award-winning photograph whilst on assignment in the Middle East.» His two-year assignment to the Mexico office starts in September.» She first visited Norway on assignment for the winter Olympics ten years ago.» He fell in love with the area after being there on assignment for National Geographic in the 1950s.
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