gauntlet

片语

1. 1

   接受严峻考验、遭受连番责难run the gauntlet

   Reporters made the candidate run the gauntlet of hostile questions.

   记者连番抛出不友善的问题，让候选人备受考验。

2. 2

   下战书、公开挑战throw down the gauntlet

   The new company threw down the gauntlet to its bigger rivals.

   这家新公司向规模更大的对手下了战书。

3. 3

   应战、接受挑战take up the gauntlet

   Nobody was willing to take up the gauntlet and debate him.

   没有人愿意应战跟他辩论。

名词

1. 1

   铁手套、护手甲

   The knight's armor included a steel gauntlet on each hand.

   那名骑士的盔甲双手各有一只铁手套。

2. 2

   长手套、护腕手套

   She pulled on heavy gauntlets before handling the barbed wire.

   她戴上厚重的长手套才去处理有刺铁丝网。

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