throw down the gauntlet片语KK [θro daʊn ðə ˋgɔntlət] /θɹoʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔntlət/发音片语1下战书、公开挑战、发出挑战The young lawyer threw down the gauntlet to the firm's senior partners.这位年轻律师向事务所的资深合伙人下了战书。2挑战、叫阵用于竞赛By breaking the record, she threw down the gauntlet to her rivals.她打破纪录,向对手发出了挑战。用这个字练口说→