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词组 consign to
释义
Phr V
consign to
consigns, consigning, consigned
consign sth/sb to sth
formal to get rid of something or someone, or to forget about something or someone
I have no intention of consigning my elderly mother to some awful institution.Is anyone interested in this article before I consign it to the dustbin?
phraseconsign to1. 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

consign (something) to (someone or something)

1. To give or assign something to a someone or something. Who is the most responsible employee I can consign this project to?
2. To mark something to be sent to a particular destination. Consign these packages to the Savannah office, please.

consign something to someone or something

 
1. to entrust something to someone, something, or some place. We consigned all the toughest assignments to our top employees. What shipping company should we consign these boxes to?
2. to assign something for shipment to a place. Bill consigned this batch to Denver.
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