assign

• 用于表示将任务、角色或资源分配、指派或分派给某人或某事物的动词。

A verb used to indicate the act of designating or allocating a task, role, or resource to someone or something.

1. Allocate or designateB1formal

   To give someone a particular task, job, or responsibility.

   分配

   • The teacher assigned homework for the weekend.
   • The manager assigned the project to the new team.
   • Each student was assigned a different topic for the presentation.

   同义词allocateallotappointchargecommissionconsigndelegatedesignatedistributeearmark

2. Attribute or ascribeB2formal

   To say that something belongs to or is caused by a particular person or thing.

   归因于

   • The painting was assigned to the Renaissance period.
   • Scientists assigned the cause of the disease to a genetic mutation.
   • The success of the project was assigned to the team's hard work.

   同义词accreditascribeattributechalk upcreditimputeput down

   反义词denydisassociateremove

3. Transfer or give legallyC1formal

   To legally transfer property, rights, or interests to someone else.

   转让

   • He assigned his share of the company to his son.
   • The patent was assigned to the research institute.
   • She assigned the copyright of her book to the publisher.

   同义词cedeconveydeedgrantmake overtransfer