单词 | pawn |
释义 | pawn /pɔːn/ verb [transitive] to leave an item with a person who lends money in exchange for it (a pawnbroker). if the money is paid back within an agreed period of time, the item is returned to the owner, but if not, the item can be sold. 典当;抵押◆nobody would lend him money, so he pawned his gold watch. 没有人愿意借钱给他,所以他把金表当了。 pawn /pɔːn/ noun ●in pawnif sth is in pawn, it has been pawned 被典当;被抵押◆all her jewellery was in pawn. 她所有的首饰都被当了。●out of pawnif you get or take sth out of pawn, you pay back the money you owe and get back the item that has been pawned 赎回典当品☞ pawn☞ pawnpawn¹/pɔ:n ||; pɔn/noun[c] 1. (in the game of chess) one of the eight pieces that are of least value and importance (国际象棋)兵,卒 2. a person who is used or controlled by other more powerful people 被人利用或控制的人;爪牙 pawn²/pɔ:n ||; pɔn/verb [t] to leave a valuable object with a pawnbroker in return for money. if you cannot pay back the money after a certain period, the object can be sold or kept. 典当;抵押;质押 pawnsee ⇨ use 21☞ pawn¹☞ pawn² |
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