Wordiyopawn
🇬🇧 UK/pɒ:n/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To deposit an item with a pawnbroker as security for a loan
典当，抵押
n.
An item deposited as security for a loan; the least powerful chess piece; a person used by others for their own purposes
典当物，抵押品；（象棋）兵；被人利用的工具
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpawnother
=pawn
Common Collocations
- 1.pawn shop当铺
- 2.chess pawn象棋兵
- 3.pawn broker当商
Example Sentences
- 1.
In chess, a pawn is the weakest piece but can be promoted to a queen.
- 2.
He felt like a pawn in someone else's game, powerless to control his destiny.
- 3.
She decided to pawn her grandmother's ring to pay for medical expenses.