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assign vt.分配,指派 v.赋值 [计] 将驱动器符重定向至第二个驱动器符 The verb assign also means to transfer legal rights. You assign the deed to your house to new owners when you sell it. If you sort things into categories by characteristics, you are assigning them categories. When you make a budget, you assign each expense a category. Food and housing, for example, may be essential living expenses and medicine and doctor's visits may be health care. Chocolate gets its own category. ★★☆☆☆ 1995.6

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[ə'sain] To assign is to specify something or someone for a specific purpose. If your sisters fight over whose turn it is to sit in the front seat, your parents may have to assign turns. The standardized educational or psychological tests that are widely used to aid in selecting, classifying, assigning, or promoting students, employees, and military personnel have been the target of recent attacks in books, magazines, the daily press, and even in congress. 1[VERB 动词]分派（工作）；布置（作业） If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.   [V n to n]  [V n n]  [V n]  [Also V n to-inf]When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about...我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers...今年晚些时候，她将给他们指定研究论文。When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。2[VERB 动词]分配；配给 If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use.   [V n to n]  [V n n]The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker...卖方经纪人须随后将部分佣金分给买方经纪人。He assigned her all his land in Ireland.他把自己在爱尔兰的所有土地都转给了她。3[VERB 动词]委派；派往；指派 If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person.   [be V-ed to n]  [be V-ed adv]  [be V-ed n]  [usu passive]I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry...我被派往第10骑兵队的A连。Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there?...你是自己选择去的俄罗斯还是就是被派到那里的？Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us.我们每个人都被派了一个看护人来照顾我们。4[VERB 动词]赋予，给予（功能或价值） If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it.   [V n to n]  [V n n]Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job...根据哈雷尔先生的体系，每个企业必须赋予每份工作一定的价值。Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values — A equals 1, B equals 2, etc.给字母表里的每个字母赋予相应的数值——A等于1，B等于2，等等。

英语单词	assign
英美音标	[ə'sain]
中文释义	vt.分配,指派 v.赋值 [计] 将驱动器符重定向至第二个驱动器符
vocab简明	To assign is to specify something or someone for a specific purpose. If your sisters fight over whose turn it is to sit in the front seat, your parents may have to assign turns.
vocab扩展	The verb assign also means to transfer legal rights. You assign the deed to your house to new owners when you sell it. If you sort things into categories by characteristics, you are assigning them categories. When you make a budget, you assign each expense a category. Food and housing, for example, may be essential living expenses and medicine and doctor's visits may be health care. Chocolate gets its own category.
真题原句	The standardized educational or psychological tests that are widely used to aid in selecting, classifying, assigning, or promoting students, employees, and military personnel have been the target of recent attacks in books, magazines, the daily press, and even in congress.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]分派（工作）；布置（作业） If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. [V n to n] [V n n] [V n] [Also V n to-inf] When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about... 我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。 Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers... 今年晚些时候，她将给他们指定研究论文。 When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it. 当老师布置家庭作业的时候，学生们通常觉得做作业是分内之事。 2 [VERB 动词]分配；配给 If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. [V n to n] [V n n] The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker... 卖方经纪人须随后将部分佣金分给买方经纪人。 He assigned her all his land in Ireland. 他把自己在爱尔兰的所有土地都转给了她。 3 [VERB 动词]委派；派往；指派 If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person. [be V-ed to n] [be V-ed adv] [be V-ed n] [usu passive] I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry... 我被派往第10骑兵队的A连。 Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there?... 你是自己选择去的俄罗斯还是就是被派到那里的？ Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us. 我们每个人都被派了一个看护人来照顾我们。 4 [VERB 动词]赋予，给予（功能或价值） If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it. [V n to n] [V n n] Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job... 根据哈雷尔先生的体系，每个企业必须赋予每份工作一定的价值。 Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values — A equals 1, B equals 2, etc. 给字母表里的每个字母赋予相应的数值——A等于1，B等于2，等等。
来源	1995.6

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