gauntlet

ˈɡɔːntlət

核心义 AI

挑战；铁手套；夹击

释义 AI

1（中世纪的）铁手套，金属护手
a metal glove worn by soldiers in the past as part of their armor
The knight threw down his gauntlet as a challenge.
骑士掷下铁手套以示挑战。
2挑战（throw down the gauntlet）
a challenge, especially when you throw down a glove to show you want to fight
She threw down the gauntlet to her rivals.
她向对手发出挑战。
3夹击，严酷考验（run the gauntlet）
a form of punishment or an ordeal where someone has to pass between two lines of people who hit them
The soldiers had to run the gauntlet of enemy fire.
士兵们不得不穿过敌人的火力网。

例句 AI

He threw down the gauntlet and challenged his opponent to a duel.

他掷下铁手套，向对手挑战决斗。自然

The company accepted the gauntlet and entered the competition.

公司接受了挑战，参加了比赛。自然

The new policy will have to run the gauntlet of public opinion.

新政策将不得不经受舆论的严峻考验。场景

In medieval times, knights wore gauntlets to protect their hands in battle.

在中世纪，骑士在战斗中戴铁手套保护双手。自然

搭配 AI

throw down the gauntlet挑战

pick up / take up the gauntlet接受挑战

run the gauntlet受夹击；受严峻考验

a pair of gauntlets一副长手套

短语与习语 AI

throw down the gauntlet挑战；下战书

take up the gauntlet接受挑战

run the gauntlet受夹击；受严厉批评

语域与场景 AI

gauntlet 常用于习语中，如 throw down the gauntlet（挑战）和 run the gauntlet（受夹击）。正式或文学语境中常见，日常口语较少单独使用。

近义词辨析 AI

challenge更常用，指挑战本身

glove普通手套，不特指铁手套

ordeal严酷考验，强调痛苦经历

易混词 AI

gantlet拼写变体，但常指夹刑，注意区分

常见错误 AI

✕ ~~throw the gauntlet~~

✓ throw down the gauntlet

固定搭配，需加 down

词形变化

gauntlets复数

助记 AI

gauntlet 听起来像“钢特”，想象钢铁特别的手套，就是铁手套。

词源与构词 AI

来自古法语 gantelet，意为“小手套”，源自 gant（手套）。

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