| 词汇 | pawn |
| 释义 | pawnWord family nounpawneepawnerpawnbrokerpawnbrokingpawnshoppawnpawnticket Board games pawn1 /pɔːn $ pɒːn/ noun [countableC] → porn1. DGBone of the eight smallest and least valuable pieces which each player has in the game of chess 〔国际象棋中的〕兵，卒 →5 see picture at 见图 chess 2 USE A PERSONsomeone who is used by a more powerful person or group and has no control of the situation 〔被更有权势的人或团体利用的〕马前卒，喽啰 pawn in They became pawns in the political battle. 他们成了政治斗争中的走卒。 Examples from the Corpus pawn• The ambassador was being used as a pawn in the struggle between the two superpowers.• Instead a blunder in the opening left him a pawn down, on the verge of defeat.• The game was adjourned after 63 moves, with Speelman trying to win with rook and bishop against rook and pawn.• But the blocked spending bills are pawns in a larger debate over the parties' competing seven-year balanced-budget plans.• When I entered our room I found Mum had down two more vases and was sorting out a pile of pawn tickets.• All other captures fail to 42 g4 but now Black's passed pawns should be enough to win.• Pretty ignominious sort of territorial pawn at that.• The soldiers were nothing more than pawns, regarded as dispensable by their officers.• Legislators dependent on campaign contributions became the pawns of competing special-interest lobbies, who held each other in check.• He proposed to make the army-the dependable support of the Constitution rather than the pawn of politicians to effect its overthrow. pawn in• The children became pawns in their parents' divorce battle. Finance pawn2 verb [transitiveT] 1.BBTBFto leave something valuable with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them 典当；抵押 2 pawn something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE a) informal to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you want to get rid of, especially something of low quality 卖掉〔某物，尤指质量不好的东西〕 on Don’t let him pawn off an old bike on you – get a new one. 别让他把破自行车卖给你，去买辆新的吧。 b) pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something to present something in a dishonest way 〔以不诚实的方式〕展现某人/某物 The tabloids often pawn off gossip and trivia as real news. 通俗小报经常把闲言碎语和鸡毛蒜皮的事当成真正新闻刊登出来。 Examples from the Corpus pawn off• I had thrown away my chances in life, pawned them off for a few cheap thrills. Examples from the Corpus pawn• The wooden booths where people would bring in their items to pawn for cash, or more likely beer, still exist.• She sets out to pawn for passage money a necklace which belonged to her father, who died before she knew him.• Says I should pawn my jewellery.• Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without.• Popes were not always above pawning their tiaras. From Longman Business Dictionary pawnpawn1 /pɔːnpɒːn/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE to leave a valuable item with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them. If the person borrowing the money does not pay it back, the pawnbroker can sell the item to get back the debt, and any interest that is owed As credit has gotten tighter for many people, the number willing to pawn their cars has increased. pawnpawn2 noun [uncountableU]COMMERCE 1in pawn if an item is in pawn, it has been left with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them 2out of pawn if you take an item out of pawn, you pay back the money you have borrowed and get the item back from the pawnbroker (1300-1400) Anglo-French poun, from Medieval Latin pedo “soldier” pawn2 (1500-1600) pawn “condition of having been pawned” ((15-21 centuries)), from Old French pan |
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