1 gauntlet noun
also US gantlet /ˈgɑːntlət/ plural gauntlets
also US gantlet /ˈgɑːntlət/ plural gauntlets
Learner's definition of GAUNTLET
[count]
: a situation in which someone is attacked, criticized, questioned, etc., by many people受夹攻;受夹击 —
usually used in the phrase run the gauntlet通常用于短语run the gauntlet -
Soldiers in the past were sometimes punished by being forced to run the gauntlet. [=to run between two rows of men who would hit them with clubs]旧时士兵有时会受到夹道棒击的刑罚。
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He had to run the gauntlet of reporters waiting outside the court.他不得不应对在法庭外等候的记者的围攻。
2 gauntlet /ˈgɑːntlət/ noun
plural gauntlets
2 gauntlet
/ˈgɑːntlət/
noun
plural gauntlets
Learner's definition of GAUNTLET
[count]
1
: a metal glove worn with a suit of armor by soldiers in the Middle Ages(中世纪武士铠甲的)金属手套
2
: a long, heavy glove worn to protect the hand护手长手套
pick/take up the gauntlet
: to show that you are willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge接受挑战
throw down the gauntlet
: to say or show that you are ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone : to challenge someone提出挑战 — gauntleted
/ˈgɑːntlətəd/ adjective