assign

【发音】

美 /ə'saɪn/ 英 /ə'saɪn/

【翻译】

1. vt. 指派， 分配； 布置； 指定

   英释:to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing

【记忆】

as ＋ sign(签名， 做记号) → 签名委派某人做某事 → 指派

【短语】

1. assign work : 派活；指派工作

2. assign a value : 分配一个值；赋值

【例句】

1. How much time have you assigned for the meeting?

   你给这个会议定了多长时间？

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...good databases did not exist; grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data; and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data...

2. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 写作题)...because we will assign more challenging jobs to them...

3. (2015.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future...

4. (2010.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...grades are not only an educational device but are also part of a screening system to help assign kids to their next class or program...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.分配；指派；[计][数]赋值

   portion/part/ticket/

【同根词】

1. adj

   assignable : [经] 可分配的；可指定的；可让渡的

2. n

   assignment : 分配；任务；作业；功课

   assignation : 分配；约会；指定；[经] 转让