| 词汇 | consigning |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | consigning present participle ofconsign consign verb[ T ] formaluk /kənˈsaɪn/ us /kənˈsaɪn/ to send something to someone: 运送;投递;托运;交付 The goods have been consigned to you by air.货物已经空运给你了。 Delivering and despatching air bridge air corridor air-dash box scheme consign courier dispatch drop off misaddress misdirect misdirection misroute non-delivery send something out ship shipment shipper shoot shoot something off truck Related wordconsignee Phrasal verbconsign someone/something to something Examples of consigningconsigning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. So the argument runs that we are justified in consigning that second individual to a forum where he is more likely to be convicted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might also be a middle man—someone who will transport and, possibly, sort the waste before consigning it for ultimate disposal or for reclamation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it seems to me that he is consigning it to a very watery grave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it prudent to take the risks involved in consigning the ship repairing industry to that kind of situation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you call it consigning, it is right; if it is called dumping, then it is wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If women have to give up paid work to look after such a person, they are consigning themselves to a lifetime of poverty and isolation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although others insisted on consigning us to the bin, we understood the value of manufacturing to the gross domestic product. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not prepared to tolerate—nor can we, nor should we do so—the consigning of thousands of our constituents to the dole queues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet he is consigning what he calls the working classes to manual labour for all time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor would consigning religion to dedicated channels reflect our current culture, and reflecting our current culture is an aim much vaunted by public service broadcasters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, in paragraph (b) the reference is to conveying, procuring or consigning "a live wild rabbit". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who allows it to continue is consigning people to an airtight cage of poverty from which it is desperately difficult to escape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt their only concern as they fastened the thumbscrews was for the souls of those they were consigning to eternity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the person who is consigning the merchandise through, either as an import or as an export. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not consigning asylum seekers to poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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