| 单词 | gauntlet |
| 释义 | gauntletgauntlet /ˈgɔnt˺lɪt, ˈgɑnt˺-/ noun 1throw down the gauntlet to invite someone to fight or compete over a disagreement: The girls threw down the gauntlet and challenged the boys to a basketball game.2take up the gauntlet to accept the invitation to fight or compete over a disagreement3run the gauntlet (of somebody/something) to go through a long and difficult experience, especially one in which a group of difficult or dangerous people are trying to approach you: He had to run the gauntlet of fans to get to his car.4[countable] a long glove that covers someone’s wrist and protects his or her hand, worn for example by workers in a factory5[countable] a glove covered in metal, used for protection by soldiers in past times |
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