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gauntlet

美['ɡɔːntlət] 英['ɡɔːntlət]

n. 金属手套；长手套；夹道鞭笞的刑罚；挑战；夹攻

近义词：gantlet，

Noun

to offer or accept a challenge;
"threw down the gauntlet" "took up the gauntlet"
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
a glove with long sleeve
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

用作名词(n.)

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。
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。
The hostages ran the gauntlet of insult on their way to the airport.人质们遭到了飞机场通道两旁所有人的辱骂。

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