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    pawn 的英语意思

    pawnpawn1 /pɔːn $ pɒːn/ noun [countable] 查看全部语言翻译1one of the eight smallest and least valuable pieces which each player has in the game of chess国际象棋中每位棋手拥有的八枚最小、价值最低的棋子;兵2someone 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、对局势毫无掌控力的人;棋子,工具pawn in They became pawns in the political battle.他们成了政治斗争中的棋子。
    pawnpawn2 verb [transitive] to leave something valuable with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them将贵重物品抵押给当铺老板以借款pawn something ↔ off phrasal verb American English1informal非正式 to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you want to get rid of, especially something of low quality说服某人购买或接受你想脱手的东西,尤指劣质品pawn off on Don’t let him pawn off an old bike on you – get a new one.别让他把一辆旧自行车塞给你——去买辆新的。2pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something to present something in a dishonest way以不诚实的方式呈现某事物:  The tabloids often pawn off gossip and trivia as real news.小报常常将八卦和琐事伪装成真正的新闻。