典当；当掉
left with a pawnbroker
She had to put her ring in pawn to pay the bills. 为支付帐单，她不得不当掉戒指。
She decided to pay another $5 to keep the necklace in pawn for another month.
I had to put my watch in pawn to pay for the train ticket.
We hid the jewellery from Marcie so that she couldn't put them in pawn.
She wasn't wearing the tiara because it was in pawn at the time.
See also: pawn noun (MONEY)