as·sign·ment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ ●●● S2 AWL noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]JOB/TASK a piece of work that is given to someone as part of their job 〔分配的〕任务on an assignment She’s gone to Italy on a special assignment. 她去意大利执行一项特殊任务。
on assignment He was killed while on assignment abroad. 他在国外执行任务时遇害。
2 [countableC] a piece of work that a student is asked to do 〔学生的〕作业 a history assignment 历史作业
3. [uncountableU]JOB/TASK when people are given particular jobs to do 〔任务等的〕分配,指派
4 [countableC] something such as a place to sit, piece of equipment etc that you are given to use for a particular purpose 分配到的东西 an aeroplane seat assignment 分配到的机舱座位