| 单词 | gauntlet |
| 释义 | Word Frequency gauntlet 1(ˈɡɔːntlɪt) or gantlet noun 1. a medieval armoured leather glove 2. a heavy glove with a long cuff 3. take up the gauntlet 4. throw down the gauntlet Word origin C15: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, of Germanic originWord Frequency gauntlet 2(ˈɡɔːntlɪt) noun 1. a punishment in which victims are forced to run between two rows of people who strike at them as they pass: formerly a military punishment 2. run the gauntlet 3. a testing ordeal; trial 4. a variant spelling of gantlet1 (sense 1) Word origin C15: changed (through influence of gauntlet1) from earlier gantlope; see gantlet1 |
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