Pawn
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n. 典當，抵押物;（國際象棋中的）兵，卒;<比喻>爪牙;人質;
vt. 典當，抵押;以（某事物）擔保;拿（生命，名譽等）作保證;
?? 例句
give [put] a book in pawn
當掉書; 把書拿去質押
He redeemed his one and only suit from pawn to attend a wedding.
他從當鋪贖回他唯一的一件上衣去參加婚禮。
Did you leave your eyes in pawn in some wine-shop?
你把你那雙眼睛抵押在小酒店里啦，還是怎么啦？
He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.
他千方百計要贖回典當物。
His television set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他當了電視機以支付房租。
?? 聯想助記
【串】fawn(小鹿)怕pawn(典當),小蛇在前才spawn(產卵)
【記】※ 諧音“龐”:姓龐的小兵
※ pawn-棋子,fawn-巴結、奉承:小人物巴結大人物
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pawn
n
1 one of the eight chess-men of the smallest size and value （國際象棋中的）卒. =>illus at chess 見 chess 插圖.
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. 在權力斗爭中我們只是一批小卒.
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 典當, 抵押（某物）
He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent. 他典當了金表用以交租.
2 (fig比喻) abandon (sth) in order to gain sth 以（某事物）擔保
pawn one's honour 以個人名譽擔保. pawn, n (idm 習語) in pawn in a state of being pawned 在抵押中; 已典當
My watch is in pawn. 我把表當了.
?? 考研助記
paw爪子，n幾個：用爪子抓了幾個做抵押
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?:n]n. 典當, 抵押物, 人質, (象棋)兵, 馬前卒, 工具vt. 當掉, 以...擔保【經】 抵押, 典當, 當物相關詞組: pawn one's word pawn sth off as
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No, I'm just looking at the menu. Are you hungry?
還沒有，我正在看菜單。你餓了吧？
It took great imagination as well as patience for Annie to teach me to speak.
教我說話需要極大的想像力和耐心。
The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.
火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。