/kən'saɪn; kən`saɪn/
v
1 [Tn.pr] (fml 文)
(a) ~ sb/sth to sb/sth hand over sb/sth to sb/sth; give sb/sth up to sb/sth 把某人[某事物]移交给某人[某事物]; 交付
*consign a child to/into its uncle's care 把小孩交给他叔叔照料
* consign one's soul to God 把灵魂托付给上帝
* (fig 比喻) The body was consigned to the flames, ie burned. 尸体被送去焚化（火葬）.
(b) ~ sth to sth put (sth unwanted) away 把（不要之物）移走
*an old chair that had been consigned to the attic 搬到了阁楼上的旧椅子.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) send (goods, etc) for delivery (esp to a buyer) 发运, 托运（货物等）给对方（尤指买主）
*The goods have been consigned (to you) by rail. 货物已交由铁路发运（给贵方）.

v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- ( COM-) + signum 'mark, seal']
[T]formal
to send something somewhere, especially in order to sell it
consign to [consign sb/sth to sth] phr v
to make someone or something be in a particular situation, especially a bad one
　It was a decision which consigned him to political obscurity.
consign sb/sth to the dustbin/scrapheap/rubbish heap etcBrE
　Many older people feel they have been consigned to the medical scrapheap.
to put something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of it
　The shoes looked so tatty that I consigned them to the back of the cupboard.