pawning
v.
典当,抵押( pawn的现在分词 );
以(某事物)担保;
例句:
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He is contemplating pawning his watch.
他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
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My clothes were excellent, and I had jewellery; but I never even thought of pawning them.
我的衣服是很讲究的, 我有珠宝; 但是我从没想到要把它们当掉.
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He took the computer with a view to pawning it.
他带着电脑目的就是把它当掉.
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Game was careful not to call it pawning.
来自THETIMES
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I'd simply be pawning their trash on someone else.
来自WSJ
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H said that it had seen a rise in the number of sole traders and small businessmen pawning valuables to raise cash.
来自THETIMES