consign
consignconsign[kənˈsʌɪn]con'sign sb/sth to sth (formal)1.■to get rid of or put somewhere sb/sth that you do not want丢弃，抛弃(人或物)；把…搁置一旁:She consigned his letter to the waste basket.她把他的信丢进废纸篓。(figurative) They can’t just consign me to the scrap heap because I’m over fifty! 他们不能因为我超过五十岁就弃我不顾！2.■to put sb/sth in an unpleasant situation把…置于(令人不快的境地)；打发；发落:Orphaned children were consigned to institutions.孤儿都打发到了福利院。3.■Consign sb/sth to sth is often used in the passive. consign sb/sth to sth 常用于被动语态:The report was consigned to the dustbin.报告被扔进了垃圾箱。[G]v+n/pron+prep
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