assignment
noun uk/əˈsaɪn.mənt/ us/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
B1 [ C ]（尤指学习或工作方面的）任务，作业
a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job
a freelance/photo assignment 自由职业／摄影任务
I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term. 期末前我有大量阅读作业要完成。
[ C ]（被派遣出去做的）工作
a job that someone is sent somewhere to do
a foreign/diplomatic assignment 外交任命
on assignment 执行任务;（通常指被派遣到特定地点从事一段时间的）工作
Someone who is on assignment is doing a particular job or piece of work, usually in a particular place where they have been sent for a period of time.
Both journalists were killed by terrorists while on assignment in the region. 两名记者在派往这一地区工作期间被恐怖分子杀害。
[ U ]分配（任务）;指派（人员）
the process of giving a particular job or piece of work to someone, or of sending someone to a chosen place to do a job
assignment of the various tasks 各种任务的分配
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- It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really.
- He took this award-winning photograph while on assignment in the Middle East.
- His two-year assignment to the Mexico office starts in September.
- She first visited Norway on assignment for the winter Olympics ten years ago.
- He fell in love with the area after being there on assignment for National Geographic in the 1950s.