pawn
🇺🇸
/pɔːn/
🇬🇧
/pɔːn/
noun
R
A small chess piece that you start with eight of.
He had to sacrifice another pawn to win the game.
为了赢得比赛，他不得不牺牲另一个兵。
R
A person used by others for their own gain.
The hostages are being used as political pawns by the terrorists.
人质被恐怖分子用作政治棋子。
verb
R
To give something to a pawnbroker to borrow money, with the option to get it back by repaying the loan.
She had to pawn her grandmother's ring to pay the bills.
她不得不典当她祖母的戒指来支付账单。
translation
兵, 棋子
典当
词形变化
3rd Present
pawns
Past
pawned
Perfect
pawned
Progressive
pawning
Plural
pawns