gauntlet
美[ˈɡɔntlɪt, ˈɡɑnt-] 网络臂铠；手套形绷带；淘汰赛；长手套
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
1.to offer or accept a challenge;
threw down 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