gauntlet

['gɔ:ntlit]

n.金属手套,长手套, 夹道鞭笞的刑罚,挑战, 夹攻

例句与用法：

He parents had told me never to speak to their daughter again, so I knew that I was running the gauntlet when I telephoned her to arrange a meeting.

他父母不许我再和他们的女儿谈话，因此，我知道打电话和她约会是在经受惩罚性的考验。

He was quick to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the opposition.

他立即接受了对方提出的挑战。

Motorcyclists with leather gauntlets are waiting for the start of the game.

戴着皮护手套的摩托车手们正在等待比赛开始。

词形变化：

副词: gauntly | 形容词比较级: gaunter | 形容词最高级: gauntest | 名词: gauntness |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (中世纪武士用的)金属护手, 臂铠

2. 长手套; 保护手套

n.

1. 夹道鞭笞的刑罚[the S]

2. 交叉射击, 交叉火网[C]

短语词组：

pick/take up the gauntlet

1. 应战

Are you ready to pick up the gauntlet?

你做好应战准备了吗?

run the gauntlet

1. 受攻击

He ran the gauntlet of newspaper attacks.

他遭到报纸的抨击。

throw down the gauntlet

1. 挑战

The trade unions have thrown down the gauntlet.

工会已经提出挑战。