gauntlet

英['ɡɔːntlət] 美['ɡɔːntlət]
  • n. 金属手套；长手套；夹道鞭笞的刑罚；挑战；夹攻

详细释义

Noun:
  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

双语例句

1. She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference.
在大会主题发言中，她言辞犀利地回应挑战。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They have thrown down the gauntlet to the PM by demanding a referendum.
他们向首相挑战,要求进行公民投票.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He was not one to retreat but rather one who would take up the gauntlet.
他不是一个想退却的人,倒是一个宁愿应战的人.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Luxury car firm Jaguar has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors by giving the best guarantee on the market.
豪华轿车生产商捷豹公司推出了市场上最诱人的保修服务，向竞争对手发出了挑战。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The trucks tried to drive to the British base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
卡车队试图冲过几帮劫匪的火力网开赴英军基地。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Motorcyclists with leather gauntlets are waiting for the start of the game.
      戴着皮护手套的摩托车手们正在等待比赛开始。
    2. He was quick to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the opposition.
      他立即接受了对方提出的挑战。
    3. The hostages ran the gauntlet of insult on their way to the airport.
      人质们遭到了飞机场通道两旁所有人的辱骂。

用法讲解

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

gauss gaunt gauntlets Gauntlett gauntleted gauntlet flap gauntlet glove gauntlet track gauntlet graft gauntlet bandage gauntletted track gauntlet anesthesia
展开全文

大家正在查

analeptic是什么意思 analgesia是什么意思 analgesic是什么意思 analgetic是什么意思 anality是什么意思 analog是什么意思 analogic是什么意思 analogise是什么意思 analogism是什么意思 analogist是什么意思