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单词 pawn
释义
pawn
pɔːn pɔːn pɔn
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense pawns, present participle pawning, past tense , past participle pawned
1 VERB 典当;抵押 If you pawn something that you own, you leave it with a pawnbroker, who gives you money for it and who can sell it if you do not pay back the money before a certain time. 典当;抵押
  • He is contemplating pawning his watch. [VERB noun]

    他正在考虑抵押他的手表。

SYN hock [informal , mainly US] , pop [British , informal] , stake, mortgage
2 N-COUNT (国际象棋中的)兵,卒 In chess, a pawn is the smallest and least valuable playing piece. Each player has eight pawns at the start of the game. (国际象棋中的)兵,卒
3 N-COUNT 马前卒;走卒;爪牙 If you say that someone is using you as a pawn, you mean that they are using you for their own advantage. 马前卒;走卒;爪牙
  • 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。

  • They are the pawns in the power game played by their unseen captors.

    他们是那些看不见的俘获者手中的权力斗争工具。

SYN tool, instrument [informal] , toy, creature
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