assign/ə'saɪn/

v. give sb a job to do

v. 分配；布置（作业）：[assign sb sth = assign sth to sb] The teacher assigned us 30 math problems for homework. 老师给我们布置了30道数学题作为家庭作业。

◇[assign sb to do sth] He assigned me to clean the windows (= He assigned me the job of clearing the windows). 他分配我擦窗户。

构词as- + sign