Word · Frequency #25512
gage
挑战信物；决斗挑战物
an object, such as a glove, thrown down as a challenge to fight (now usually figurative)
现多用于比喻
- 1.
Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
作为挑战决斗而扔下的物品(如手套等信物),现通常为比喻用法。
- 2.
A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica.
李子的一种亚种,学名为Prunus domestica subsp. italica。
西洋李；西洋李子；作为挑战决斗而扔下的物品(如手套等信物),现通常为比喻用法。；李子的一种亚种,学名为Prunus domestica subsp. italica。；抵押品；挑战
In use
The bank required a gage from the borrower for the loan.
He left his watch as a gage at the pawnshop.
It's difficult to get a loan without a gage.
Connections
Collocations
- throw down the gage
- 下战书；发出挑战
- By publicly criticizing the plan, she threw down the gage to the entire team.她公开批评这项计划，等于向整个团队下了战书。
- take up the gage
- 接受挑战
- He took up the gage and agreed to a public debate.他接受了挑战，同意进行公开辩论。
- green gage
- 西洋李；青李
- The tart was made with ripe green gages from the garden.这个馅饼是用园子里熟透的西洋李做的。
Idioms & figurative uses
- throw down the gage
- 下战书；提出挑战By criticizing the director's decision, he threw down the gage to the entire board.他批评主任的决定，等于向整个董事会下了战书。
- take up the gage
- 接受挑战；应战She took up the gage and agreed to the public debate.她接受挑战，同意了公开辩论。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把白手套扔到对方脚下，掷出挑战信物——这个动作叫 gage（与 gauge 同音，但别混淆）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal prose、historical references 本条目分析‘挑战信物’义项：该词较正式、偏书面或文学性，现代英语中多为比喻用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 -age 且读作 /eɪdʒ/，与 gage 押韵。注意词尾拼写相同的 village、manage、damage 等，-age 读 /ɪdʒ/ 或 /ədʒ/，发音不同，不能仅凭拼写判断。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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