Word · Frequency #25784
pawnbroker
典当商；当铺老板
核心释义
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property left as security
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以个人财产为抵押收取利息放贷的人,若抵押品未赎回可出售。
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
以个人财产为抵押收取利息放贷的人,若抵押品未赎回可出售。；典当商；当铺老板
用法In use
She took her old guitar to the pawnbroker to get some quick cash.
用法提示：pawnbroker 是名词，指经营当铺、提供抵押贷款的人。
The pawnbroker carefully checked the silver necklace before making an offer.
用法提示：pawnbroker 在此作主语，指当铺老板。
My grandfather often visited the pawnbroker on Main Street to buy second-hand tools.
用法提示：pawnbroker 作名词，表示当铺老板或典当商。
a pawnbroker
pawnbroker 指人，即经营典当行的人；若指店铺，常用 the pawnbroker's。
The pawnbroker assessed the value of the necklace.
当铺老板评估了这条项链的价值。
go to a pawnbroker
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pawnbroker's shop
- 当铺
- He took his grandfather's watch to the pawnbroker's shop.他把祖父的手表带去了当铺。
- local pawnbroker
- 当地的当铺老板
- The local pawnbroker lent him fifty pounds against his camera.当地的当铺老板用他的相机作抵押借给他五十英镑。
- go to a pawnbroker
- 去当铺（典当物品）
- She went to a pawnbroker to raise some money.她去当铺筹了些钱。
- pawnbroker's loan
- 典当贷款
- A pawnbroker's loan must be repaid within a set period.典当贷款必须在规定期限内偿还。
- licensed pawnbroker
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆开记：pawn（典当）+ broker（商人）＝经营典当生意的人，即当铺老板。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：金融借贷、商业活动、日常讨论 通常适用于中性或正式语境，例如讨论典当行业、借贷业务或相关法律条文；日常口语中也会使用，但更常见的说法可能是“当铺老板”或“典当商”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音要点：'broker'、'joker'、'smoker' 都以 -oker 结尾，读作 /əʊkə/，与 pawnbroker 的第二音节完全同韵；'lawn'、'fawn'、'dawn' 都以 -awn 结尾，读作 /ɔːn/，与 pawnbroker 的第一音节同韵。注意不要被拼写误导：'booker' (/ˈbʊkə/) 看起来像 'broker'，但读音不同。
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