[] assign sth (to sb) | assign (sb) sthto give money, equipment, staff, etc. to sth/sb for a particular purpose分配◆We have assigned 20% of our budget to the project.我们将预算的 20% 分配给这项目。◆New employees are assigned a mentor.为新员工指派了一名导师。assign sth to sb | assign sb sthto give sb a particular job to do分派，布置（工作）◆He's been assigned the task of creating an online magazine.给他分派的任务是创办网上杂志。 (often be assigned) to send sb to work for a particular person or in a particular place派遣◆I've been assigned to your team.我已获分配到你的团队里。to say that sth has a particular value or function确定（价值、功能）◆You need to assign priority levels to different tasks.你需要对不同的任务确定优先级别。 () to officially arrange for your property or legal rights to belong to sb else转让，让与（财产或权益）◆The author assigns the copyright to the publisher.作者将版权转让给出版商。