"hocked" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 典當了

Definition

將貴重物品（如珠寶或電子產品）當作貸款的保證品給當鋪。如果你「典當了」某物，是為了換現金暫時交出去，還完貸款後可贖回。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於美國英語的非正式說法，指拿貴重物品到當鋪換現金。不要與“hack”（駭客）或“hawk”（鷹/叫賣）混淆。‘Hocked’ 是過去式。常見語句如“He hocked his watch.”

Examples

He hocked his guitar to pay the rent.

他把吉他**典當了**來付房租。

She hocked her ring when she needed emergency money.

她需要急用錢時**典當了**戒指。

My uncle hocked his old watch last year.

我叔叔去年把他的舊錶**典當了**。

We were so broke, I hocked my phone just to buy groceries.

我們窮到家了，我甚至把手機**典當了**來買菜。

Don't worry, I only hocked it temporarily—I'll get it back next week.

別擔心，我只是暫時**典當了**，下週會取回。

If you've ever hocked something, you know how stressful it can be.

如果你曾經**典當了**什麼，就知道那有多緊張。