| 词组 | consign to |
| 释义 | consign to 1. consign sth/sb to sth formal to put something or someone somewhere, especially in order to get rid of them: ▪ Natalie read his letter with increasing annoyance, and then consigned it to the trash can. ▪ He preferred to take care of his mother at home, rather than consigning her to an old people's home. ▪ Viv pulled out a purple dress that had long been consigned to the back of the wardrobe. 2. consign sb to sth formal to cause someone to be in a bad situation: ▪ Poor education has consigned them to a life of poverty and street crime. ▪ Cambodia was consigned to a decade of bloody civil war. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑condemn to |
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