pawn
pawn — 名詞
- pawnsingular
- pawnsplural
1. the smallest and weakest chess piece; a player begins with eight of them, and ea
兵
西洋棋中價值最低的棋子，每方有八個
the smallest and weakest chess piece; a player begins with eight of them, and each pawn advances one square forward per move
Theo pushed a centre pawn forward to start the match against his older brother.
Theo 在開局時把中間的兵往前推去挑戰他的哥哥。
chess: centre pawn opening move
Yuna smiled when her pawn reached the eighth rank and turned into a queen.
Yuna 微笑著看她的兵到達棋盤底線並變成了皇后。
pawn promotion: reaching the eighth rank
Arjun lost a pawn early but gained a stronger middle-game position.
Arjun 雖然早早失去一兵，卻在中局取得了更強的局面。
Fatima explained that a pawn captures one square diagonally, never straight ahead.
Fatima 解釋說兵只能斜前方吃子，絕不能直線前進。
Ingrid had only a king and two pawns left against her opponent's rook.
Ingrid 只剩國王和兩個兵，對抗對手的城堡。
用法筆記
The pawn is the only chess piece that cannot move backwards. Upon reaching the opponent's back rank, it can be promoted to any piece except the king.
2. a person with no real authority who is manipulated by others to serve their goal
棋子
被他人利用以達成目的而無實權的人
a person with no real authority who is manipulated by others to serve their goals
Ingrid felt like a pawn when her manager used her ideas to land a promotion.
Ingrid 覺得自己像個棋子，因為她的經理利用她的想法得到了升遷。
figurative: feel like a pawn
The island nation became a pawn in the trade war between two larger powers.
那個島國在兩大強權的貿易戰中淪為棋子。
figurative: pawn in a conflict
Siti had been a pawn in the chairman's scheme to sell the company.
Siti 發現自己一直是董事長出售公司計劃中的一枚棋子。
Amara refused to be a pawn any longer and quit the committee that afternoon.
Amara 拒絕再當棋子，當天下午就退出了委員會。
The shopkeepers felt like pawns when the council pushed through the new road.
店主們覺得自己像棋子，因為議會強行通過了新道路的興建。
用法筆記
Frequently used in political or business writing to describe someone who appears to have a role but lacks real influence.
常見錯誤
3. an object deposited with a pawnbroker as security for borrowed money, which the
抵押品
留在當舖作為貸款擔保的物品
an object deposited with a pawnbroker as security for borrowed money, which the broker may sell if the loan is not repaid
Noam left his grandfather's gold watch as a pawn at the shop on Mill Road.
Noam 把他祖父的金錶作為抵押品留在了 Mill 路上的當舖。
as a pawn = as security for a loan
Clara's wedding ring had been in pawn for three months and she feared losing it.
Clara 的結婚戒指已被典當三個月，她擔心永遠拿不回來。
in pawn
Chidi had to leave his guitar in pawn at a shop near the railway station.
Chidi 不得不把吉他作為抵押品留在火車站附近的當舖。
Kehinde recognised her mother's gold locket among the pawns in the broker's display case.
Kehinde 在當舖展示櫃的一排抵押品中認出了母親的金項鍊墜盒。
Mateo's father finally reclaimed the family tools that had sat in pawn for a year.
Mateo 的父親終於贖回了被典當一年的家族工具。
- pledge
broader and more formal; can refer to any security for a loan, not only at a pawnbroker's
- collateral
specifically property pledged against a bank loan, not typically used for pawnbroker items
- security
formal financial term for an asset guaranteeing any loan
用法筆記
The act of leaving an item with a pawnbroker is normally expressed with the gerund 'pawning' or the verb 'pawn,' not the noun 'pawn.' The phrase 'in pawn' describes an item currently held by a pawnbroker.
pawn — 動詞
- pawnpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pawns3rd person singular
- pawning-ing form
- pawnedpast simple
1. to hand over something you own to a pawnbroker in return for a loan; the broker
典當
把物品交給當舖以換取借款
to hand over something you own to a pawnbroker in return for a loan; the broker keeps the item until you pay back the money plus interest
Theo pawned his saxophone at a shop on Canal Street to cover the garage bill.
Theo 把薩克斯風典當在 Canal 街的店裡，用來支付修車費。
pawn + [item] at [place]
Yuna pawned her gold bracelet near the station and hoped to reclaim it soon.
Yuna 把金手鐲典當在車站附近，希望能儘快贖回。
When the factory shut, dozens of workers pawned their tools just to buy groceries.
工廠倒閉時，數十名工人典當工具只為了買食物。
Arjun pawned his laptop on Monday morning and got it back with his Friday wages.
Arjun 週一早上典當了筆電，週五領薪後就贖了回來。
Clara had pawned nearly everything she owned by the time her first pay cheque arrived.
Clara 在第一份薪水入帳前，幾乎把所有的東西都典當了。
- redeem
to get your item back from the pawnbroker by repaying the loan
文法句型
pawn + something
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'sell': when you pawn something, you can get it back by repaying the loan plus interest. The subject is typically a person who needs cash quickly.