consign someone/something to something
phrasal verb with consign verb [ T ] formal uk/kənˈsaɪn/ us/kənˈsaɪn/
把…打发掉;把…置于,使…处于(不利境地)
to get rid of someone or something or to put him, her, or it in an unpleasant place or situation
to be consigned to prison 被投入监狱
After the financial disaster, she was consigned to a life of poverty. 金融危机之后,她的生活陷于贫困。