con·sign /kənˈsaɪn/ vt. | vi. ❶ vt. 1. 把…交付给；把…委托给 (to) The thief was consigned to jail. 小偷被送进监狱。 consign a task to sb. 把任务交给某人 consign a child to sb.'s care 将小孩托某人照料 2. 运送；托运；把…托人代售(或保管)；寄售；寄存 Please consign the said merchandise by express mail. 请将上述货物作快件发送。 The dealer consigned the books to his London agent. 商人把那批书发送到伦敦的代理商托其代售。 3. 留出，拨出 The room was consigned to them for a conference. 房间留给他们开会用。 They consigned the funds to the anti-poverty program. 他们拨出基金用于反贫困计划。 4. 储蓄 consign money in a bank 把钱存在银行里 5. 打发；放逐；使湮没无闻 The discredited politician was consigned to a remote post. 那个失去信任的政治家被打发到遥远的岗位上。 consign a letter to the flames 将一封信付之一炬 consign sb. to misery 使某人陷于悲惨境地 consign a body to the grave 将尸体埋入坟墓 be consigned to oblivion 湮没无闻 6. 〈废〉(基督教行洗礼等时)给…划十字，给…行按手礼 ❷ vi. 〈废〉让步；同意 [< OFr consigner < L consignāre to put one's seal to, sign < signum mark, sign]