1、assign

分派（工作）；布置（作业）

When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about.

我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。

Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers.

今年晚些时候，她将给他们指定研究论文。

分配;配给

The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.

卖方经纪人须随后将部分佣金分给买方经纪人。

He assigned her all his land in Ireland.

他把自己在爱尔兰的所有土地都转给了她。

赋予，给予（功能或价值）

Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job.

根据哈雷尔先生的体系，每个企业必须赋予每份工作一定的价值。

Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values A equals 1, B equals 2, etc.

给字母表里的每个字母赋予相应的数值 A等于1，B等于2，等等。

2、poverty

贫穷；贫困

According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.

根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。

Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.

加维在孤独和穷困中死去。

贫乏；短缺；低劣

Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.

英国一直缺乏远大理想。

a poverty of ideas.

思想贫乏