consigning
present participle ofconsign
| 单词 | consigning |
| 释义 | consigning present participle ofconsign consign verb[T] formaluk/kənˈsaɪn/us/kənˈsaɪn/tosendsomething to someone: Thegoodshave been consignedtoyou byair. Delivering and despatching
Phrasal verbconsignsomeone/somethingtosomething Examplesofconsigningconsigning 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 inconsigningthat 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It might also be a middle man—someone who will transport and, possibly, sort the waste beforeconsigningit for ultimate disposal or for reclamation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it seems to me that he isconsigningit to a very watery grave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it prudent to take the risks involved inconsigningthe ship repairing industry to that kind of situation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If you call itconsigning, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If women have to give up paid work to look after such a person, they areconsigningthemselves to a lifetime of poverty and isolation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Although others insisted onconsigningus 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not prepared to tolerate—nor can we, nor should we do so—theconsigningof thousands of our constituents to the dole queues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet he isconsigningwhat 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor wouldconsigningreligion 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, in paragraph (b) the reference is to conveying, procuring orconsigning"a live wild rabbit". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who allows it to continue isconsigningpeople 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt their only concern as they fastened the thumbscrews was for the souls of those they wereconsigningto eternity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the person who isconsigningthe merchandise through, either as an import or as an export. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are notconsigningasylum seekers to poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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