assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ noun plural assignments
plural assignments
Learner's definition of ASSIGNMENT
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: a job or duty that is given to someone : a task someone is required to do(分派的)任務;(指定的)作業 [count]
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My assignment was to clean the equipment. = They gave me the assignment of cleaning the equipment.分派給我的任務是清潔設備。
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The students were given a homework assignment.學生們被布置了家庭作業。
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The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.這個記者的任務是采訪那位候選人。
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The reporter is here on an assignment.這個記者到這裏來是有采訪任務的。
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2
[noncount] : the act of assigning something or someone分配;指派: such as
a : the act of sending someone to a particular group or place as part of a job(去某組織或某地工作的)選派,派遣 b : the act of giving a particular value, identity, etc., to something(價值、身份等的)歸屬,確定 c : the act of saying that someone has something (such as blame)歸咎 d law : the act of officially giving property or a legal right to another person(財産、權利的)轉讓,讓與 3
[count] : something (such as a particular position or seat) that is chosen for you to use or have指定的位置;指定的座位