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gauntlet

英 ['gɔːntlɪt] 美['gɔntlət]
  • n. 长手套;(古时士兵戴的)金属护手;夹道鞭笞的刑罚;交叉射击;严酷考验

英英释意


1. to offer or accept a challenge;
"threw down the gauntlet"
"took up the gauntlet"
2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
3. a glove with long sleeve
4. 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