gauntlet/'ɡɔːntlɪt/

n

1. C (击剑等用的)长手套，防护手套

2. C (中世纪骑士的)臂铠甲

3. U 夹道鞭笞的刑罚

4. U 折磨，严酷考验

• years of gauntlet 经年累月的折磨和考验

词组pick(或take) up the gauntlet 应战 throw down(或cast)the gauntlet 挑战

• The American colonies threw down the gauntlet to the motherland. 美洲殖民地向宗主国挑战。

run the gauntlet 受夹道笞刑；受两面夹攻；遭到严厉批评