gauntlet
翻译
金属手套, 严酷考验, 挑战
例句
The knight wore an iron gauntlet.
那位骑士戴着一只铁手套。
He had to run the gauntlet of reporters.
他不得不经受记者们的严酷考验。
To throw down the gauntlet is to issue a challenge.
扔下手套意味着发出挑战。
语法模式
((a/the)) gauntlet (盔甲的)金属手套 The knight wore an iron gauntlet.
((run the)) gauntlet ((of sth.)) 经受(…的)严酷考验 He had to run the gauntlet of reporters.
((throw down the)) gauntlet 下战书 To throw down the gauntlet is to issue a challenge.
近义词
同义词: glove, mitten; ordeal, trial
词源
源自古法语“gantelet”,是“gant”(意为“手套”)的指小词。
记忆技巧
想象一位骑士为了挑战某人而扔下他的金属手套(gauntlet)。