assign
vt. 分配; 交给；指派, 选派； 指定, 订出
1.They have assigned me a small room.
他们已给我分配了一个小房间。
2.The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate.
上尉派了两个士兵守大门。
3.He assigned the students a few books to read.
他给学生指定了几本书要他们读。
4.Let us assign a day for the next meeting.
让我们把下次会议的日期确定下来。
5.It's difficult to assign any reason for the failure.
失败的原因很难确定。
attain
vt. & vi. 实现, 达到, 得到
1.He attained the position of minister.
他得到了部长的职位。
2.We must try hard to attain this standard.
我们必须努力达到这个标准。
3.But how are they going to attain this aim?
但这一目标他们怎么去达到呢？
4.She would stick at nothing to attain her ends.
她为了达到目的，什么都干得出。
augment
vt. 增加, 提高, 扩大；
n. 增加, 提高, 扩大
1.He augments his income by teaching in the evening.
他通过晚上教书来增加收入。
2.They hit upon another idea to augment their income.
他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
automobile
n. 〈美〉汽车
1. Automobile racing is dangerous.
赛车非常危险。
2.An automobile consumes gasoline.
汽车消耗汽油。
3.Automobile accidents take a heavy toll of human lives.
车祸使许多人丧生。
awkward
adj. 笨拙的, 不灵活的； 难操纵的, 使用不便的；尴尬的, 棘手的
1.She is an awkward girl.
她是一个笨手笨脚的女孩。
2.You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.
你很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。
3.The child was awkward with a knife and fork.
那孩子刀叉用得不熟练。
4.The minister easily fielded all the journalist's awkward questions.
部长轻而易举地一一回答了记者提出的棘手问题。
