Pawn
[ pɔ:n ]
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n. 典当，抵押物;（国际象棋中的）兵，卒;<比喻>爪牙;人质;
vt. 典当，抵押;以（某事物）担保;拿（生命，名誉等）作保证;
📝 例句
give [put] a book in pawn
当掉书; 把书拿去质押
He redeemed his one and only suit from pawn to attend a wedding.
他从当铺赎回他唯一的一件上衣去参加婚礼。
Did you leave your eyes in pawn in some wine-shop?
你把你那双眼睛抵押在小酒店里啦，还是怎么啦？
He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.
他千方百计要赎回典当物。
His television set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他当了电视机以支付房租。
🌱 联想助记
【串】fawn(小鹿)怕pawn(典当),小蛇在前才spawn(产卵)
【记】※ 谐音“庞”:姓庞的小兵
※ pawn-棋子,fawn-巴结、奉承:小人物巴结大人物
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
pawn
n
1 one of the eight chess-men of the smallest size and value （国际象棋中的）卒. =>illus at chess 见 chess 插图.
2 (fig 比喻) person or group whose actions are controlled by others 被人利用的人
We are mere pawns in the struggle for power. 在权力斗争中我们只是一批小卒.
pawn v [Tn]
1 leave (an object) with a pawnbroker in exchange for money that can be repaid in order to get the object back 典当, 抵押（某物）
He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent. 他典当了金表用以交租.
2 (fig比喻) abandon (sth) in order to gain sth 以（某事物）担保
pawn one's honour 以个人名誉担保. pawn, n (idm 习语) in pawn in a state of being pawned 在抵押中; 已典当
My watch is in pawn. 我把表当了.
🎯 考研助记
paw爪子，n几个：用爪子抓了几个做抵押
🔁 扩展释义
*[pɒ:n]n. 典当, 抵押物, 人质, (象棋)兵, 马前卒, 工具vt. 当掉, 以...担保【经】 抵押, 典当, 当物相关词组: pawn one's word pawn sth off as
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
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No, I'm just looking at the menu. Are you hungry?
还没有，我正在看菜单。你饿了吧？
It took great imagination as well as patience for Annie to teach me to speak.
教我说话需要极大的想像力和耐心。
The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.
火焰照亮了山洞的顶部。