释义 |
impawnvt. 1. put in pawn,leave as a pledge,give as a hostage留下…作为抵押,留下…作为保证,拿出…作为人质。 △1H.IV.4.3.108: “and let there be impawned / Some surety fora safe return again,”请设法留下一个人质作为安全归来的保证。 2. stake把…押上打赌。 △ Ham.5.2.155 (148):“againstthe which he has impawned,as l take it,six Frenchrapiers and poniards,”他那一方面,据我所知,也押上了六把法国剑和短刀作赌注。 △Ham.5.2.163:“Why is this all impawned,as you call it?”为什么要有这一番你所谓的“打赌”呢? 3. pawn,involve,hazard用…抵押,使…卷入,使担风险。 △H.V.1.2.21:“Therefore take heed how you im-pawn our person,/ How you awake our sleepingsword of war.”所以千万小心,你是在把我卷入一场风险,你是在唤醒睡着的刀剑。 |