pawn
核心词议：

速记方法
速记技巧 词源词根法 来自古法语peon，兵，卒，来自拉丁语pedonem，步兵，来自拉丁语pedis，脚，来自PIE*ped，脚，词源同foot，biped.最初用于国际象棋卒，后引申词义走卒。

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词组短语 pawn shop当铺；

中文词源： pawn 走卒 pawn 质押，典当 来自古法语peon,兵，卒，来自拉丁语pedonem,步兵，来自拉丁语pedis,脚，来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,biped.最初用于国际象棋卒，后引申词义走卒。 来自古法语pan,承认，担保，可能来自该词的另一个词义pan,布，一块布，来自拉丁语pannum, 一块布，衣服，词源同pane,panel.其原义可能为以衣服作为质押或在布上写上契约。 pawn
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常见考点例句：

Even that staple of the urban poor , the pawn shop , is being reinvented .

即使是城市贫民的主要来源典当行，也正经历改变。

But the little bank based in st gallen is a mere pawn in a much bigger game being played between switzerland and america over banking secrecy and tax fraud .

美国和瑞士一直在银行保密与税务欺诈方面存在争议，瑞士圣加伦市的这家小银行也许只是这场大战的一只马前卒。

If a few small gold earrings escaped the cyclone the villagers pawn them , otherwise they pawn their clothes .

如果有一些小的金耳环那样的东西在飓风中幸免于难，村民们就会当了它，否则他们就会当了他们的衣服。

International relations is usually likened to a game of chess , and the united states is again grappling with how to tackle a pawn that is so well protected by the queen .

国际关系通常会被拿来跟国际象棋比赛来相比，美国再一次想方设法想要拔掉这颗被后保护得如此之好的卒子。

" Their plan is to have sunni muslims fight shia muslims , and turkey has become the chief pawn in this dirty game , " says one commentator .

有一位评论员如是说道：“他们计划让穆斯林的逊尼派对抗什叶派，而土耳其已经成为这场肮脏游戏中的主要爪牙。”