consign
/kənˈsaɪn/verb
with obj.
1- deliver (something) to a person's custody, typically in order for it to be sold把…委托给, 交付, 托管; 寄售; 托售：
he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's.
他把三幅画寄存在苏富比拍卖行。
1.1
- send (goods) by a public carrier托运, 运送。
1.2
consign someone/thing to
put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them打发; 放逐：she consigned the letter to the waste-paper basket.
她把信丢进了废纸篓。
派生词
consignee
nounconsignor
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'mark with the sign of the cross', especially at baptism or confirmation, as a sign of dedication to God）： from French consigner or Latin consignare 'mark with a seal'.