To consign something is to send it to a person or a place, especially so that someone else can sell it for you. A painter may consign paintings to a gallery; a factory may consign a box of goods to a shop. In that trade use, the sender often still owns the goods until they are sold — that arrangement is called consignment.

To consign somethingTo consign something is to send it to a person or a place指的是把東西送到某個人或某個地方， especially so that someone else can sell it for you特別是為了讓別人幫你賣掉它。A painter may consign paintings to a gallery一位畫家可能會consign畫作到畫廊； a factory may consign a box of goods to a shop一間工廠可能會consign一箱貨物到商店。In that trade use在這種交易用法裡， the sender often still owns the goods until they are sold寄送的人通常在東西賣掉之前都還擁有這些貨物—— that arrangement is called consignment這種安排就叫做consignment。

In shipping, to consign a parcel is simply to send it, with a name for who should receive it.

In shipping在運輸這方面， to consign a parcel is simply to send itto consign a parcel就只是單純把包裹寄出去， with a name for who should receive it並且註明收件人的名字。

The verb is formal; in everyday talk people usually say send, ship, or “leave it with the shop to sell.” People also stretch it in books: to consign something to a cupboard, or to history, means to put it away and more or less forget it. That is not the shop-and-warehouse meaning, but you will meet it.

The verb is formal這個動詞是正式用語； in everyday talk people usually say send, ship, or "leave it with the shop to sell."日常說話時，人們通常會說send、ship，或是『leave it with the shop to sell』。People also stretch it in books在書面文字裡，人們也會延伸這個字的用法： to consign something to a cupboard, or to historyto consign something to a cupboard，或是to consign something to history， means to put it away and more or less forget it意思是把它收起來、差不多就是忘了它。That is not the shop-and-warehouse meaning那不是店鋪跟倉庫那個意思， but you will meet it但你會遇到這種用法。