gauntlet
noun /ˈɡɔːntlət/
/ˈɡɔːntlət/
Idioms - a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armour by soldiers in the Middle Ages
（中世纪武士铠甲的）金属手套，铁手套 - a strong glove that covers and protects the hand and wrist, used for example when driving
（驾驶等用的）长手套，防护手套 - motorcyclists with leather gauntlets
戴着皮护手套的摩托车手
- motorcyclists with leather gauntlets
词源senses 1 to 2 and take up/throw down the gauntlet. late Middle English: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant ‘glove’, of Germanic origin. run the gauntlet. mid 17th cent.: alteration of gantlope (from Swedish gatlopp, from gata ‘lane’ + lopp ‘course’) by association with gauntlet ‘glove’.
Idioms
run the gauntlet
- to be criticized or attacked by a lot of people, especially a group of people that you have to walk through
受严厉谴责；受夹道攻击 - Some of the witnesses had to run the gauntlet of television cameras and reporters.
一些证人不得不穿过众多电视摄像机和记者的围堵。
- Some of the witnesses had to run the gauntlet of television cameras and reporters.
take up the gauntlet
- to accept somebody’s invitation to fight or compete
接受挑战；应战 - His Republican rival may be expected to take up the gauntlet.
据猜测，他的共和党竞争对手可能会接受挑战。
- His Republican rival may be expected to take up the gauntlet.
throw down the gauntlet
- to invite somebody to fight or compete with you
发出挑战 - She has thrown down the gauntlet to the newspaper by accusing it of libel.
她向那家报社发出挑战，控告他们诽谤。
- She has thrown down the gauntlet to the newspaper by accusing it of libel.