pawn
英 [pɔːn]
美[pɔn]
- n. 典当；抵押物；兵，卒；人质
- vt. 当掉；以……担保
英英释意
- 1. an article deposited as security
- 2. a person used by another to gain an end
- 3. (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
- 4. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
双语例句
- 1. He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.
- 他无法赎回典当的家具.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. A good pawn never shamed his master.
- 典当好,面子保.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She has redeemed her jewellery from pawn.
- 她从当铺赎回了珠宝.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.
- 看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. " Those must be pawn shops on fire,'said Mrs. Chang.
- “ 一定是当铺起火.
来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）