| 单词 | pawn system |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspawn system pawn system n. ΚΠ 1886 Times 8 Feb. 7/4 His vigilance unmasked what became known at the time as ‘the pawn system’, which turned out to be slavery in all respects carried on under the very eyes of the British authorities. 1962 G. S. Graham MacLean of Gold Coast xiii. 313 He agreed that in some cases the agents of the mission had acted incautiously, and should be warned against placing themselves in the position of purchasers of pawns. He agreed too, that the pawn system was ‘iniquitous’ and could find something ‘praiseworthy’ in Hill's attempts to stamp it out. < as lemmas |
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