名詞 pawn:

1. an article deposited as security
2. a person used by another to gain an end
   同義詞：instrument, cat's-paw
3. (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
4. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

動詞 pawn:

1. leave as a guarantee in return for money
   同義詞：soak, hock

1. I redeemed my watch from the pawn shop.
   我把手表從當　里贖回來了。
2. Chess includes rook, knight, bishop, queen, king and pawn.
   國際象棋有車、馬、象、后、王和卒。
3. My watch is in pawn.
   我把表當了。
4. We are mere pawns in the struggle for power.
   在權(quán)力斗爭中我們只是一批小卒。
5. The painter had to pawn his watch to pay for a meal.
   這位畫家不得不把表當?shù)糍I頓飯吃。

pawn

n.（名詞）
Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.
抵押品，典當物：當作借貸保證的事物；保證物或抵押物
The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan:
抵押：當作償付貸款的保證的條件：
例句：
jewels in pawn.
典押的珠寶

A person serving as security; a hostage.
人質(zhì)：作為保證的人；人質(zhì)
The act of pawning.
抵押：抵押的事例
v.tr.（及物動詞）
pawned,pawn.ing,pawns
To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.
典當：給予或寄存（個人財產(chǎn)）作為償還借款的保證
To risk; hazard:
冒險；賭：
例句：
pawn one`s honor.
以名譽作賭注

來源：
Middle English paun
中古英語 paun
from Old French pan
源自 古法語 pan
of Germanic origin
日耳曼語源

【引伸】
pawn.able
adj.（形容詞）
pawn.age
n.（名詞）
pawn.er

pawn
pawn 2

n.（名詞）
Abbr. PGames A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.
縮寫 P【游戲】 兵，小卒：價值最小的棋子，一次可向前移一方格或在第一步可移兩格，只能吃對方靠對角線前方的一個子，當?shù)竭_第八級時可升為除王以外的任何一棋子
A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another:
被人利用者，爪牙：為別人的目的而被利用的人或?qū)嶓w：
例句：
an underdeveloped nation that was a pawn in international politics.
在國際政治中被人利用的不發(fā)達國家

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French pedon, paon
源自 古法語 pedon, paon
from Medieval Latin pedô pedôn- [foot soldier]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 pedô pedôn- [步兵]
from Late Latin [one who has wide feet]
源自 后期拉丁語 [大腳板的人]
from Latin pôs ped- [foot] * see ped-
源自 拉丁語 pôs ped- [腳] *參見 ped-