consigns; consigned; consigning
consigns; consigned; consigning
Learner's definition of CONSIGN
[+ object] formal
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: to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation把（某人）置于（令人不快的环境）；打发；发落—
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Survivors described how they were consigned to labor camps.幸存者描述了他们是如何被发配到了劳工集中营的。
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The accident left him consigned [=(more commonly) confined] to a wheelchair.那次事故使他不得不依赖轮椅生活。
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When she first started working, she was consigned to a small, windowless office.刚上班时，她被安排在一间既狭小又没窗户的办公室里。
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 2
: to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or thrown away（将不要或不用的东西）搁置，丢弃—
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
a political movement that has been consigned to the dustbin of history [=a political movement that has been forgotten]已被历史遗忘的政治运动
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His career has been consigned to a mere footnote in the history books.他的职业生涯只不过成了历史里的一个脚注。
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: to send (something) to a person or place to be sold委托…代售；寄售；寄卖