consign
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]移交給某人[某事物]; 交付
consign a child to/into its uncle's care 把小孩交給他叔叔照料
consign one's soul to God 把靈魂托付給上帝
(fig 比喻) The body was consigned to the flames, ie burned. 尸體被送去焚化(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 搬到了閣樓上的舊椅子.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) send (goods, etc) for delivery (esp to a buyer) 發運, 托運(貨物等)給對方(尤指買主)
The goods have been consigned (to you) by rail. 貨物已交由鐵路發運(給貴方).