Pawn
[ pɔ:n ]
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n. 典当，抵押物;（国际象棋中的）兵，卒;<比喻>爪牙;人质;
vt. 典当，抵押;以（某事物）担保;拿（生命，名誉等）作保证;
📝 例句
give [put] a book in pawn
当掉书; 把书拿去质押
He redeemed his one and only suit from pawn to attend a wedding.
他从当铺赎回他唯一的一件上衣去参加婚礼。
Did you leave your eyes in pawn in some wine-shop?
你把你那双眼睛抵押在小酒店里啦，还是怎么啦？
He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.
他千方百计要赎回典当物。
His television set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他当了电视机以支付房租。
🌱 联想助记
【串】fawn(小鹿)怕pawn(典当),小蛇在前才spawn(产卵)
【记】※ 谐音“庞”:姓庞的小兵
※ pawn-棋子,fawn-巴结、奉承:小人物巴结大人物
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
pawn
n
1 one of the eight chess-men of the smallest size and value （国际象棋中的）卒. =>illus at chess 见 chess 插图.
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. 在权力斗争中我们只是一批小卒.
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 典当, 抵押（某物）
He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent. 他典当了金表用以交租.
2 (fig比喻) abandon (sth) in order to gain sth 以（某事物）担保
pawn one's honour 以个人名誉担保. pawn, n (idm 习语) in pawn in a state of being pawned 在抵押中; 已典当
My watch is in pawn. 我把表当了.
🎯 考研助记
paw爪子，n几个：用爪子抓了几个做抵押
🔁 扩展释义
*[pɒ:n]n. 典当, 抵押物, 人质, (象棋)兵, 马前卒, 工具vt. 当掉, 以...担保【经】 抵押, 典当, 当物相关词组: pawn one's word pawn sth off as
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The wall behind looks a bit grey and dull. What can we do to make it look less ugly?
后面那堵墙看起来有点暗。我们能不能让它漂亮点？
She also brought me into touch with everything that could be felt--- soil, wood, silk. As I look back upon those years, I am struck by Annie's wisdom.
她还使我接触到一切可以触摸到的东西--土壤、木头、丝绸等。
Von Frisch watched the wagging dance very carefully.
冯·弗里施非常仔细地观察蜜蜂跳的摇摆舞。