美[?ɡ?ntl?t, ?ɡɑnt-] 1 . She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference.
在大會主題發言中，她言辭犀利地回應挑戰。
來自柯林斯例句
2 . They have thrown down the gauntlet to the PM by demanding a referendum.
他們向首相挑戰,要求進行公民投票.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3 . He was not one to retreat but rather one who would take up the gauntlet .
他不是一個想退卻的人,倒是一個寧愿應戰的人.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4 . Luxury car firm Jaguar has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors by giving the best guarantee on the market.
豪華轎車生產商捷豹公司推出了市場上最誘人的保修服務，向競爭對手發出了挑戰。
來自柯林斯例句
5 . The trucks tried to drive to the British base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
卡車隊試圖沖過幾幫劫匪的火力網開赴英軍基地。
來自柯林斯例句
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
