Consign

(v.)

1. consign sb/sth to do 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

e.g. I consigned her letter to the waste basket.

我把她的信丢进了废纸篓。

e.g. The goods have been consigned to you by air.

货物已经由空运发出给你。

e.g. The father consigned the child to his sister's care.

那位父亲吧孩子托付给他妹妹照看。

e.g. What I didn't want was to see my mother consigned to an old people's home.

我不愿意的是看到我母亲被送进养老院。

e.g. consign money in a bank

在银行存款

2. consign 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

e.g. The decision to close the factory has consigned 6,000 people to the scrap heap.

关闭那家工厂的决定使6,000人遭到了遗弃。

e.g. A car accident consigned him to a wheel-chair for the rest of life.

一次车祸使他落得在轮椅上度过余生。

3. to give or send sth to sb

交给；交付；寄送

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Consignment

(n.)

1. a quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere

装运的货物；运送物

e.g. a consignment of medicines

运送的一批药物

e.g. We usually only order goods on consignment.

我们通常只能订购寄售的货物。

2. the act of sending or delivering sb/sth

发送；投递；递送

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