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pawn 英 [pɔːn] 美 [pɔːn] n. 典当;抵押物;人质;(国际象棋中)卒 vt. 典当;以 ... 为担保 ◉Etymology “Pawn”一词源自中古英语“poun”,意为“以物作抵押”,这个词又来自古法语“pan”,意为“抵押品”。在国际象棋中,pawn代表最底层的棋子,其移动和捕获规则与其他棋子不同,常被比喻为被操纵的小角色。 ◉外刊例句 ① 《金融时报》, 2023-11-10 The city became a pawn in the political negotiations between the two countries. 这座城市成为了两国政治谈判中的棋子。 ② 《国家地理》, 2024-01-15 In the game of politics, many feel they are just pawns being moved by powerful interests. 在政治游戏中,许多人觉得自己只是被强大的利益集团操纵的棋子。 ◉经典名著 ① 《悲惨世界》(Les Misérables), 维克多·雨果, 1862 The poor villagers were pawns in the larger game of poverty and oppression. 贫困的村民是贫困和压迫这盘大棋中的棋子。 ② 《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice), 简·奥斯汀, 1813 In the marriage market, women were often treated as pawns by their families. 在婚姻市场上,女性经常被家人当作棋子对待。 ◉Usage Examples (1) He tried by every means to redeem the pawn. (2) He had nothing left that he could pawn. (3) To make matters worse, Tien is used as a pawn in the battle. (4) This was sacrificing a pawn to save a rook. (5) When promoting a pawn, the player must announce which piece is chosen. (6) He tried by every means to redeem the pawn. (1) 他千方百计要赎回典当物。 (2) 他再也没有什么可以典当的东西了。 (3) 更糟糕的是,天津饭也被抓来当作了人质。 (4) 这是丢卒保车。 (5) 当卒走到对方阵营,棋手必须宣告下一步走哪个棋。 (6) 他千方百计要赎回典当物。 ◉Colins 1. [VERB]典当;抵押 If you pawn something that you own, you leave it with a pawnbroker, who gives you money for it and who can sell it if you do not pay back the money before a certain time. [V n] He is contemplating pawning his watch. 他正在考虑抵押他的手表。 2. [N-COUNT 可数名词](国际象棋中的)兵,卒 In chess, a pawn is the smallest and least valuable playing piece. Each player has eight pawns at the start of the game 3. [N-COUNT 可数名词]马前卒;走卒;爪牙 If you say that someone is using you as a pawn, you mean that they are using you for their own advantage. [usu with supp] It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President... 看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。 They are the pawns in the power game played by their unseen captors. 他们是那些看不见的俘获者手中的权力斗争工具。 |

