with obj.
1
- allocate (a job or duty)分配, 分派（工作, 职责）：
Congress had assigned the task to the agency
国会把那项任务交给了这一机构
with two objs his leader assigned him this mission.领导派他执行这项任务。
1.1
- （常作 be assigned）appoint (someone) to a particular job, task, or organization指派, 委派（某人）（担任某职务、执行某任务或去某机构）：
she has been assigned to a new job
她被派去担任新职务了
with obj. and infinitive he was assigned to prosecute the case.他被指派对那个案子提起诉讼。
2
- designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose（为特定目的）指定; 拨出, 留出：
managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets.
经理们高兴地划出一大笔钱作旅游经费。
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assign something to
attribute something as belonging to把…归属于, 把…归因于：it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin.
很难决定胜利是否属于戈德温。
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- transfer (legal rights or liabilities)转让（法律权利, 债务）：
they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline.
他们会要求你转让你对航空公司的权利。
派生词
assignable
adjectiveassigner
nounassignor
noun （限动词义项3）词源
Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- 'to' + signare 'to sign'.