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gauntlet¹/ˈɡɔːntlət//ˈɡɔːntlət/ ★★★n. 短语- take [pick] up the gauntlet
- throw down the gauntlet
- The American colonies threw down the gauntlet to the motherland.美洲殖民地向宗主国挑战。
gauntlet²/ˈɡɔːntlət//ˈɡɔːntlət/ ★★★n. n- ① (从前军队的)夹笞刑(使犯过者在两排人中跑过去,接受夹击)
短语- run the gauntlet
- ① 受夹笞刑
- ② 冒着危险
- ③ 接受磨练;受严厉的攻击[批评]<of>
- He ran the gauntlet of their criticism [scorn].他受到他们的严厉批评[尖刻嘲笑]。
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