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单词 pawn
释义

pawn1 /pön/

noun
  1. Something deposited as security for repayment or performance
  2. The state of being pledged (as in or at pawn)
transitive verb
  1. To give as security for repayment of borrowed money, esp to a pawnbroker
  2. To pledge or stake
ORIGIN: OFr pan; cf Du pand; connection with L pannus, cloth, very doubtful

pawneeˈ noun

A person who takes anything in pawn

pawnˈer noun

A person who gives a pawn or pledge as security for money borrowed

pawnˈbroker noun

A broker who lends money on pawned articles

pawnˈbroking noun

pawnˈshop noun

A shop of a pawnbroker

pawnˈticket noun

A ticket marked with the name of the article, the amount advanced, etc, delivered to the pawner of anything

pawn2 /pön/

noun
  1. In chess, any of sixteen pieces, eight on each side, of lowest rank, generally moving one square forward at a time or one square diagonally if taking an opposing piece
  2. A humble tool or lightly valued agent (figurative)
  3. An easily manipulated person
ORIGIN: OFr paon a foot soldier, from LL pedō, -ōnis, from L pēs, pedis the foot

pawn3 /pön/

noun

A gallery or covered walk

ORIGIN: Cf Du pand

pawn4, pown or powin /pown/ (chiefly Scot)

noun

A peacock

ORIGIN: OFr poun, Fr paon, from L pāvō, -ōnis

pan3, paan /pän/ or pawn /pön/

noun
  1. Betel leaf
  2. Betel
ORIGIN: Hindi pān
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