Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11159
consigned
交付；托付；委托；寄存
consigned is the past of consign.
give someone/something to another person for care or safekeeping
正式用语，表示把…交给某人保管或照料。
- 1.
To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
委托给他人照管,通常为销售、运输或保管。
- 2.
To entrust to the care of another.
托付给他人照看。
- 3.
To send to a final destination.
送往最终目的地。
- 4.
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
分配；投入；留出。
- 5.
To stamp or impress; to affect.
盖章或压印；影响。
寄送；运送；发送；使陷入；把…打入；使沦落；委托给他人照管,通常为销售、运输或保管。；托付给他人照看。；送往最终目的地。
In use
She consigned her mother's jewelry to a bank vault for safekeeping.
Before the trip, we consigned our cat to my neighbor's care.
The warehouse consigned the goods to our office address yesterday.
consign sth to sb/sth
表示“托付、交付”，后面接接收者或保管机构。
She consigned her diary to her closest friend for safekeeping.
她把日记托付给她最亲密的朋友保管。
be consigned to sth
常用被动语态，指被放进某处或落入某种（常为不好的）境地。
The old manuscripts were consigned to the library's basement.
那些旧手稿被送到了图书馆的地下室。
consign sth to sb for sale
商业用语，指把货物交给代理商或经销商寄售；在语境明确时，表示目的的部分可省略。
Connections
Collocations
- consign to oblivion
- 使彻底被遗忘；弃置不顾
- Many old songs have been consigned to oblivion.许多老歌已被人们彻底遗忘。
- consign to the flames
- 付之一炬；烧掉
- The heretic's books were consigned to the flames.那位异端分子的书籍被付之一炬。
- consign to history
- 使成为历史；使过时
- The invention consigned the old method to history.这项发明使旧方法成为历史。
- consign to the scrap heap
- 丢弃；当作废物抛弃
- The entire project was consigned to the scrap heap.整个项目被弃如敝履。
- consign goods
- 托运货物；寄卖货物
- The company consigns goods to its distributors worldwide.该公司向世界各地的经销商托运货物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con（共同）+ sign（签名）→ 双方共同签名，把货物交付、委托给他人保管或寄售。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、business and trade、literary contexts consign 是正式用词，通常多用于书面语或正式场合。商业上可表示“托运、寄售（货物）”，在较文学化的语境中也可表示“使陷入（某种境况）”。日常口语中比较少见，实际使用中需注意语境的正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'sign', 'assign', 'design', and 'resign' all contain the spelling '-sign' and rhyme with 'consign' (/-aɪn/). However, 'design' and 'resign' are pronounced with /-zaɪn/, not /-saɪn/. 'Align' and 'benign' rhyme but do not use the '-sign' spelling. Watch out for lookalikes such as 'signal' /ˈsɪɡnəl/, which sounds quite different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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