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- a chess piece of the smallest size and value, that moves one square forwards along its file if unobstructed (or two on the first move), or one square diagonally forwards when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent's end of the board.（国际象棋中的）卒。
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- a person used by others for their own purposes被他人利用的人, 马前卒, 爪牙。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poun, from medieval Latin pedo, pedon-'foot soldier', from Latin pes, ped-'foot'. Compare with PEON.
with obj.
- deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent典当, 抵押：
I pawned the necklace to cover the loan.
我当掉这条项链来抵偿这笔贷款。
- archaic an object left as security for money lent〈古〉典当物; 抵押物。
短语
in pawn
- (of an object) held as security by a pawnbroker当掉, 押出：
all our money was gone and everything was in pawn.
我们所有的钱都没了, 每样东西都当掉了。
词源
late 15th cent. (as a noun)： from Old French pan 'pledge, security', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pand and German Pfand.
短语动词
pawn someone/thing off
- pass off someone or something unwanted把不要的人（或物）处理掉：
newly industrialized economies are racing to pawn off old processes on poorer countries.
新兴工业化经济国家竞相把陈旧工艺流程处理给贫穷国家。