pawn 详细解释
pawn
[pɔ:n]
n. 典当, 抵押物, 人质, (国际象棋中)卒
vt. 典当, 以 ... 为担保
vt.
1. 典当; 抵押
2. 【喻】用……作担保(或抵押)
pawn one's honor
以自己的名誉担保
n.
1. 典, 当, 押[U]
His television set is in pawn to pay his rent.
他当了电视机以支付房租。
2. 当出物; 抵押品; 人质[C]
词形变化
形容词: pawnable | 名词: pawnage | 动词过去式: pawned | 动词过去分词: pawned | 动词现在分词: pawning | 动词第三人称单数: pawns |
词义辨析
同义:
n.典当物
英英释义
名词 pawn:
an article deposited as security
a person used by another to gain an end
同义词:instrument, cat's-paw
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
动词 pawn:
leave as a guarantee in return for money
短语词组
in pawn
1. 押出典当中
My watch is in pawn.
我的手表当了。
补充
pawnpawn英:[pɔ:n] 美:[pɔn]n.1.(国际象棋中的)兵, 卒2.被人利用的人; 小卒vt.1.典当, 抵押He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent.他抵当了金表用以交租。2.以(某事物)担保例句
1. He is contemplating pawning his watch.他在考虑把自己的手表典当出去。 2. They are simply pawns in the hands of larger powers.他们只是庞大势力手下的走狗。 3. It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他好像是总统指使的政治爪牙。 4. The unemployed reporter pawned his typewriter to pay the rent.失了业的记者典当了打字机用以交租。 5. pawn one's honour用名誉担保 6. I will pawn my life for her.我愿为她用生命作担保。 7. I pawned the necklace to cover the loan.我当掉这条项链来抵偿这笔贷款。 8. 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。 9. newly industrialized economies are racing to pawn off old processes on poorer countries.新兴工业化国家竞相把陈旧工艺流程处理给贫穷国家。 10. He became a pawn in the power struggle.他成了权力斗争中的一枚棋子。 11. She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.她被迫典当了钻戒。 12. He'll pawn [=palm] the car off on/onto some unsuspecting fool if he can.如果可能的话,他将把车高价卖给某个轻信的傻瓜。 13. I pawned off my old computer on him.我把我的旧电脑高价卖给了他。 14. He tried to pawn off science fiction as truth.他力图把科幻小说包装成事实。