pawns

基本解释

• n. 典当； 抵押物； 人质； (国际象棋中)卒
• vt. 典当； 以 ... 为担保

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.
  他千方百计要赎回典当物。
• He had nothing left that he could pawn.
  他再也没有什么可以典当的东西了。
• To make matters worse, Tien is used as a pawn in the battle.
  更糟糕的是，天津饭也被抓来当作了人质。
• This was sacrificing a pawn to save a rook.
  这是丢卒保车。
• When promoting a pawn, the player must announce which piece is chosen.
  当卒走到对方阵营，棋手必须宣告下一步走哪个棋。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

• He tried by every means to redeem the pawn.
  他千方百计要赎回典当物。