assidu ous fa'sidjuas; NAmE -d3uas/ odj. (formal)
working
very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as it can be W; MhtfjMM
as sign /a'sain/ verb 1 ~ sth (to
sb) | ~ (sb) sth to give sb sth that they can use, or some work or
responsibility
ftm ( )■;
ft'M, (-HI#, ft ft%f ) : [VN] The
two large classrooms have been assigned to us. W I b]
A fit 'M ft K in 7 f 1 o o The teacher assigned a different task
to each of the children. X!)i|i*b
# 7 J L it TfJ It W ik M 7 |rJ o O [VNN] We have been assigned the two large
classrooms. i\] ft# 7^IgA%»
0 The teacher assigned each of the children a different task. fi
7A^lftiS7Xri Wf£i!'0 2 ~ sb (to sth/as sth) to provide a
person for a particular task or position #jf /E; #3 M : [VN] They’ve assigned their best man to the
job. mi i %mj # it 5t itt xmi%m x#. .0 [vn
to mt]
British
forces have been assigned to help with peacekeeping. 3 [vn] [usually
passive] ~ sb to sb/sth to
send a person to work under the authority of sb or in a particular group H M ;
Mil: I was
assigned to B platoon. fkffoWiQ] B }#Xf£0 4
~ sth to sth to say that sth has a particular value or function, or
happens at a particular time or place fit ^ ( 1ftfit, N7hL ) : [VN] Assign a different
colour to each different type of information. ft £•] fit *e — # M fe o O [VNN] The painting cannot be assigned an
exact date. i|@ ® W fil S 7,7 ° 5 [VN] ~
sth to sb (law to say that your
property or rights now belong to sb else $fth, it-% ( j$jg\ WM ) : The agreement assigns copyright to
the publisher.
as sig na tion /.aesig'neijn/ noun (formal or humorous) a meeting, especially
a secret one, often with a lover
as sign ment /a'sainmant/ noun 1 [C, U] a task or piece
of work that sb is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies | ft M ,i -X ft , ft ft: You will need to complete three
written assignments per semester,
o She is in
A~
|CS#j 0 ffiikft;-lRftfto
O one of our reporters on assignment in China M 7 H W A g iS g 0 I had set myself a tough
assignment.
ft0 o note at task 2 [U] the act of giving sth to sb; the act of giving
sb a particular task ( Xft^ftf) ) ftW., 7 g: his assignment to other duties in
the same company
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as simi late /a'simaleit/ verb 1 [VN] to fully
understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself
JIM; $Hfc; The committee will
need time to assimilate this report.
Mii'hjf
n-o 2 ~ (sb) (into/to sth) to become, or allow sb to become, a
part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group ( M ) [b] ft.: [V]
New
arrivals find it hard to assimilate. §t # Ie§ 3\ *#. Ill SA^-jifeg^o o [VN] Immigrants have been successfully
assimilated into the community.
3 [VN] [often passive] - sth into/to sth to
make an idea, a person’s attitude, etc. fit into sth or be acceptable ijft iSS ) ■ : These
changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
assimi lation /a.sima'leijn/ noun 1 [u] the act of
assimilating sb or sth, or being assimilated i|£ ; g : the rapid assimilation of new
ideas Biff®Wifiil RK. iBc o his assimilation into the
community
#,$4 AgE 2 [U, C] (phonetics ##) the act of making two sounds in speech
that are next to each other more similar to each other in certain ways, for
example the pronunciation of the /t/ in football as a /p/; an example
of this |W[ it (
ft n
football 11 WAgA P ) ; M
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as sist 0"w /a'sist/ verb, noun
m verb 1 ~ (sb) (in/with
sth) | ~ (sb) (in doing sth) to help
sb to do sth ft5
gjj; tifrStl; MBh-
[VN] We’ll do all we can to assist you. o We will assist you in