assignment

noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/

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[countable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies
- Students are required to complete all homework assignments.
- You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.
- a business/special assignment
- I had set myself a tough assignment.
- on an assignment She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.
- on assignment one of our reporters on assignment in China
Extra Examples
- The students handed in their assignments.
- The teacher gave us an assignment on pollution.
- Why did you take on this assignment if you're so busy?
- He refused to accept the assignment.
Topics Educationb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- reading
- writing
- written
- …
verb + assignment
- give
- hand out
- set
- …
preposition
- assignment on
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[uncountable] assignment (of somebody) (to something) the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task
- his assignment to other duties in the same company
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- special
- important
- dangerous
- …
verb + assignment
- accept
- take on
- get
- …
preposition
- on assignment
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.

单词	assignment
释义	assignment noun /əˈsaɪnmənt/ /əˈsaɪnmənt/ jump to other results [countable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies Students are required to complete all homework assignments. You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. a business/special assignment I had set myself a tough assignment. on an assignment She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers. on assignment one of our reporters on assignment in China Extra Examples The students handed in their assignments. The teacher gave us an assignment on pollution. Why did you take on this assignment if you're so busy? He refused to accept the assignment. Topics Educationb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective reading writing written … verb + assignment give hand out set … preposition assignment on See full entry [uncountable] assignment (of somebody) (to something) the act of giving something to somebody; the act of giving somebody a particular task his assignment to other duties in the same company Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective special important dangerous … verb + assignment accept take on get … preposition on assignment See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot’, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.
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