Word · Frequency #12547
pawns
（国际象棋）兵；卒
pawns is the plural of pawn.
核心释义
The smallest and least powerful piece in chess; each player starts with eight, moves forward, and captures diagonally, with the option of promotion.
- 1.
作为贷款担保或抵押品被扣押的状态。
The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- 2.
国际象棋中数量最多的棋子,或类似棋类中的类似棋子；每方开局有八个,只能向前移动,只能斜向吃子或吃过路兵。
The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- 3.
长廊；画廊。
A gallery.
- 4.
作为担保品存放的物品
an article deposited as security
- 5.
一次典当行为。
An instance of pawning something.
- 6.
被他人操纵、用以达到某种目的的人。
A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- 7.
被他人利用以达到目的的人
a person used by another to gain an end
- 8.
(国际象棋)威力最小的棋子；只能向前移动,只能斜吃子；如果到达第8横排可升变为更强大的棋子
(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
走卒；被利用的人；典当；抵押品；质押；走廊；廊道；作为贷款担保或抵押品被扣押的状态。；国际象棋中数量最多的棋子,或类似棋类中的类似棋子；每方开局有八个,只能向前移动,只能斜向吃子或吃过路兵。
用法In use
He felt like a pawn in the corporate merger, used by the executives to push through the deal.
用法提示：pawn 作名词，表示被他人利用的人，此处比喻为棋子。
The politician used the young activist as a pawn to gain public support.
用法提示：pawn 作名词，指被利用来达到目的的人。
She realized she was just a pawn in her friend's scheme to get revenge.
用法提示：pawn 作名词，表示在他人计划中被操纵的角色。
sth be in pawn
in pawn 是固定搭配，表示某物被典当或抵押，通常作表语。
Her grandmother's ring is in pawn at the local shop.
她祖母的戒指现在典当在当地的店里。
be a pawn in sth
pawn 在此引申为“被他人利用的人”，常与介词 in 连用，强调被动受控。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in pawn
- 典当；抵押
- He had to put his watch in pawn to pay the rent.他不得不把手表典当来付房租。
- pawn shop
- 当铺
- She took her old guitar to a pawn shop.她把旧吉他拿到了当铺。
- pawn sacrifice
- 弃兵（国际象棋）
- Her pawn sacrifice gave her a strong attack.她的弃兵给了她强大的攻势。
- pawn promotion
- 兵升变（国际象棋）
- Pawn promotion often decides the endgame.兵升变往往决定残局的胜负。
- passed pawn
- 通路兵（国际象棋）
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
当铺里当掉的东西和棋盘上的小卒都叫 pawn：一个是抵押品，一个是任人摆布的棋子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：国际象棋对局、棋类教学、棋谱说明 该词义（国际象棋中的兵/卒）是中性常用词，通常用于棋类对局、教学和书面讲解，不特别偏向正式或口语场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 pawn /pɔn/ 押韵（元音和尾音相同）：lawn /lɔn/、dawn /dɔn/、fawn /fɔn/、spawn /spɔn/、yawn /jɔn/、brawn /brɔn/。注意拼写也以 wn 结尾的 brown /braʊn/、down /daʊn/、town /taʊn/ 发音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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