| 词汇 | consign |
| 释义 | consign 1 ENTRIES FOUND: consign (verb) consign /kənˈsaɪn/ verb consigns; consigned; consigning consign /kənˈsaɪn/ verb consigns; consigned; consigning Learner's definition of CONSIGN [+ object] formal 1 : to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation把（某人）置于（令人不快的环境）；打发；发落— + to Survivors described how they were consigned to labor camps.幸存者描述了他们是如何被发配到了劳工集中营的。 The accident left him consigned [=(more commonly) confined] to a wheelchair.那次事故使他不得不依赖轮椅生活。 When she first started working, she was consigned to a small, windowless office.刚上班时，她被安排在一间既狭小又没窗户的办公室里。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 He was consigned by fate to a life of poverty.命运使他的生活陷于贫困。 2 : to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or thrown away（将不要或不用的东西）搁置，丢弃— + to old clothes that have been consigned to the attic放置在阁楼的旧衣服 She consigned his letter to the wastebasket. [=she threw away his letter]她把他的信扔到了废纸篓里。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 a political movement that has been consigned to the dustbin of history [=a political movement that has been forgotten]已被历史遗忘的政治运动 His career has been consigned to a mere footnote in the history books.他的职业生涯只不过成了历史里的一个脚注。 3 : to send (something) to a person or place to be sold委托…代售；寄售；寄卖 She consigned the painting to an auction house.她把这幅画放在拍卖行寄售。 The goods were consigned to him.货物已发送给他代为出售。 |
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