throw down the gauntlet片語KK [θro daʊn ðə ˋgɔntlət] /θɹoʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔntlət/發音片語1下戰書、公開挑戰、發出挑戰The young lawyer threw down the gauntlet to the firm's senior partners.這位年輕律師向事務所的資深合夥人下了戰書。2挑戰、叫陣用於競賽By breaking the record, she threw down the gauntlet to her rivals.她打破紀錄,向對手發出了挑戰。