Word · Frequency #15017
gauntlet
铁手套；装甲手套
核心释义
a glove made of armored leather that protects the hand
- 1.
金属手套(旧时掷地挑战)
Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- 2.
夹击
A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
- 3.
长手套(遮住手腕)
A long glove covering the wrist.
- 4.
严酷考验
Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
- 5.
晒衣绳
A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
- 6.
(游戏)多波次小怪战斗
A fight against swarms of relatively minor enemies in the form of multiple waves, often but not always preceding a boss.
- 7.
糙皮病手部皮疹
An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
- 8.
重叠平行轨道
Overlapping parallel rail tracks; either to allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching, or to allow vehicles of a larger gauge to pass through a station without hitting the platforms.
长手套；挑战；夹道鞭打；金属手套(旧时掷地挑战)；夹击
用法In use
The museum displays a knight's steel gauntlet in a glass case.
用法提示：gauntlet 是名词，指“铁手套/护手”，在句中作 displays 的宾语。
He pulled on his leather gauntlets before handling the heavy chain mail.
用法提示：gauntlets 是 gauntlet 的复数形式，指“皮革护手”，在句中作 pulled on 的宾语。
The actor's costume included a pair of black gauntlets to match the knight's armor.
用法提示：gauntlets 在此处是名词复数，指“护手/铁手套”，在句中作 include 的宾语。
throw down the gauntlet to sb
习语，表示公开发出挑战，与“铁手套”的本义不同。
The company threw down the gauntlet to its competitors with a bold new product.
这家公司凭借一款大胆的新产品向竞争对手下了战书。
take up the gauntlet
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- throw down the gauntlet
- 下战书；发出挑战
- The CEO threw down the gauntlet to competitors with a bold new product.首席执行官以一款大胆的新产品向竞争对手下了战书。
- take up the gauntlet
- 接受挑战；应战
- He took up the gauntlet and entered the race.他接受了挑战，参加了比赛。
- run the gauntlet
- 受夹道鞭打；遭受猛烈批评
- The new policy ran the gauntlet of criticism from all sides.新政策遭到了来自各方的猛烈批评。
- armored gauntlet
- 装甲护手；铁手套
- The soldier's armored gauntlet deflected the blade.士兵的装甲护手套挡开了刀刃。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 gauntlet 拆成‘gaunt + let’联想：骑士‘扔下铁手套’就是下战书，记住手套和挑战两个意思；长手套、夹击惩罚也像被两排人夹住挨打。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史/军事（铁手套）、时尚/服饰（长手套）、书面习语（挑战/夹击） 该词为C1级名词，含义因语境而异。铁手套、长手套多用于历史、军事或时尚介绍；表示挑战或夹击时常见于throw down the gauntlet、run the gauntlet等书面习语，日常口语中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示“挑战”时多用于 throw down/take up the gauntlet 等固定短语；run the gauntlet 则指“受夹道鞭打”或“受严厉批评”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
gaunt、haunt、daunt 与 gauntlet 中的 gaunt 部分押韵，都读 /ɔːnt/；wallet、bullet、pamphlet 拼写都以 -let 结尾，但重读元音不同，分别读 /ˈwɒlɪt/、/ˈbʊlɪt/、/ˈpæmflɪt/，不跟 gauntlet 整词押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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