pawn
英 [pɔːn]
美[pɔn]
- n. 典当；抵押物；兵，卒；人质
- vt. 当掉；以……担保
英英释意
- 1. an article deposited as security
- 2. a person used by another to gain an end
- 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