pawn
美[pɔːn] 英[pɔːn]
n. 典当; 抵押物; 人质; (国际象棋中)卒
vt. 典当; 以 ... 为担保
详细释义
n.(名词)- 人质
- 兵,卒,走卒
- 抵押品,当出物,典当物
- 典,当,押
- 爪牙,工具,被利用的人
- 典当的状态
v.(动词)- 抵押,典当,质押,把...抵押出去
- <喻>用…作担保,拿作保证
英英释义
Noun- an article deposited as security
- a person used by another to gain an end
- (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
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
Verb- leave as a guarantee in return for money;
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
例句
用作名词(n.)- He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.他千方百计要赎回典当物。
- He had nothing left that he could pawn.他再也没有什么可以典当的东西了。
- To make matters worse, Tien is used as a pawn in the battle.更糟糕的是,天津饭也被抓来当作了人质。
- This was sacrificing a pawn to save a rook.这是丢卒保车。
- When promoting a pawn, the player must announce which piece is chosen.当卒走到对方阵营,棋手必须宣告下一步走哪个棋。
用作及物动词(vt.)- He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.他千方百计要赎回典当物。
- A fair pawn never shamed his master.公平的典当从来不使物主丢脸。