pawn
英 [p??n]
美[p?n]
- n. 典當；抵押物；兵，卒；人質
- vt. 當掉；以……擔保
詞組搭配
in pawn
(of an object) held as security by a pawnbroker
當掉，押出
all our money was gone and everything was in pawn.
我們所有的錢都沒了，每樣東西都當掉了。
pawn someone/thing off
pass off someone or something unwanted
把不要的人（或物）處理掉
newly industrialized economies are racing to &B{pawn off} old processes &B{on} poorer countries.
新興工業化國家競相把陳舊工藝流程處理給貧窮國家。