按spout是 从前当铺 (pawnshop)把典押品传送到收藏处的吊车 , 所以 , put something up thespout1就 是 「把一件东西当了」, 例如 : He has put his watch up the spout (他把手表当了 )。此外 , up the spout也 往往引伸为 「处境困难 」或 「完蛋了 」的意思 , 例如︰ He was convicted ofbribe...