1. | ~ sb/sth to sth (为摆脱而)把…置于,把…交付给to put sb/sth somewhere in order to get rid of them/it |
I consigned her letter to the wastebasket. 我把她的信丢进了废纸篓。 | |
What I didn't want was to see my mother consigned to an old people's home. 我所不愿意的是看到我母亲被送进养老院。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth to sth 把…置于(令人不快的境地);打发;发落to put sb/sth in an unpleasant situation |
The decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrapheap . 关闭那家工厂的决定使 6 000 人遭到了遗弃。 | |
A car accident consigned him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 一次车祸使他落得在轮椅上度过余生。 |
3. | ~ sth to sb 交给;交付;寄送to give or send sth to sb |