consign

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con·sign /kənˈsaɪn/ verb  1.BBT[transitive] formal to send something somewhere, especially in order to sell it 〔尤指为了卖掉〕运送，托运，处置2 consign somebody/something to something phrasal verb formal a) to make someone or something be in a particular situation, especially a bad one 把…置于〔尤指不好的境地〕 It was a decision which consigned him to political obscurity. 就是一个决定使得他在政治上未能出人头地。consign somebody/something to the dustbin/scrapheap/rubbish heap etc British English Many older people feel they have been consigned to the medical scrapheap. 许多老年人感觉自己在医疗方面被随随便便打发了。b) to put something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of it 弃置，置于〔尤指准备丢弃〕 The shoes looked so tatty that I consigned them to the back of the cupboard. 这双鞋这么破烂，我把它放到柜子的最里面去了。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

consign• Edgar put out the ageing Donald's eyes and consigned him to prison.• Giles Aplin examined it with some interest before consigning it to a buttoned pocket without comment.• A lone clerk sifts through, consigning some to the incinerator and some to a filed.• Those naive souls who have longed for a simpler and better way have had to consign their visions to pointless daydreams.• Linzey rather lamely consigns this to the problem of evil.• After that they were consigned to a tackling chore of grinding intensity.• They have been consigned to waiting lists.From Longman Business Dictionaryconsigncon‧sign /kənˈsaɪn/ verb [transitive] formal1TRANSPORTCOMMERCEto send or deliver goods to someone, usually someone who has bought themAnother copy of the document is sent to the party to whom the goods are consigned.2if you consign a work of art to an AUCTIONEER, you ask them to sell itHe has consigned a Rembrandt to Sotheby’s.→ See Verb tableOrigin consign (1400-1500) French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- ( → COM-) + signum “mark, seal”

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consign
con‧sign /kənˈsaɪn/ verb [transitive] formal to send something somewhere, especially in order to sell it
     
consign somebody/something to something phrasal verb formal
  1. to make someone or something be in a particular situation, especially a bad one:
    It was a decision which consigned him to political obscurity.
    consign somebody/something to the dustbin/scrapheap/rubbish heap etc British English:
    Many older people feel they have been consigned to the medical scrapheap.
  2. to put something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of it:
    The shoes looked so tatty that I consigned them to the back of the cupboard.

con·signBrE /kənˈsaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsaɪn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they consign BrE /kənˈsaɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsaɪn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it consigns BrE /kənˈsaɪnz/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsaɪnz/ 🔊past simple consigned BrE /kənˈsaɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsaɪnd/ 🔊past participle consigned BrE /kənˈsaɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsaɪnd/ 🔊 -ing form consigning BrE /kənˈsaɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈsaɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sb/sth to sth to put sb/sth somewhere in order to get rid of them/it （为摆脱而）把…置于，把…交付给◆I consigned her letter to the wastebasket. 我把她的信丢进了废纸篓。🔊🔊◆What I didn't want was to see my mother consigned to an old people's home. 我所不愿意的是看到我母亲被送进养老院。🔊🔊~ sb/sth to sth to put sb/sth in an unpleasant situation 把…置于（令人不快的境地）；打发；发落◆The decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrapheap. 关闭那家工厂的决定使 6 000 人遭到了遗弃。🔊🔊◆A car accident consigned him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 一次车祸使他落得在轮椅上度过余生。🔊🔊~ sth to sb to give or send sth to sb 交给；交付；寄送