| 单词 | consign |
| 释义 | consign From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishTradeconsigncon‧sign /kənˈsaɪn/ verbBBT[transitive] formal to send something somewhere, especially in order to sell it → consign somebody/something to something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconsign• 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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