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1、assign
分派（工作）；布置（作業）
When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about.
我教課時會給孩子們布置一個題目，讓他們就這個題目寫點東西。
Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers.
今年晚些時候，她將給他們指定研究論文。
分配;配給
The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.
賣方經紀人須隨后將部分傭金分給買方經紀人。
He assigned her all his land in Ireland.
他把自己在愛爾蘭的所有土地都轉給了她。
賦予，給予（功能或價值）
Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job.
根據哈雷爾先生的體系，每個企業必須賦予每份工作一定的價值。
Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values A equals 1, B equals 2, etc.
給字母表里的每個字母賦予相應的數值 A等于1，B等于2，等等。
2、poverty
貧窮；貧困
According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.
根據世界銀行的統計數字，41%的巴西人生活在赤貧中。
Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.
加維在孤獨和窮困中死去。
貧乏；短缺；低劣
Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
英國一直缺乏遠大理想。
a poverty of ideas.
思想貧乏
