新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

consign

英  [kənˈsaɪn]
    

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    VERB. 动词
  • consigns , consigning , consigned

    1[T 及物动词] 弃置(某物于某处或某境地) , 发落(某人于某处或某境地)

    To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.

    双语例句

    例:

    For decades, many of Malevich's works were consigned to the basements of Soviet museums.

    几十年来,马列维奇的许多作品都被弃置在苏联的博物馆的地下室里。