n.（中世纪武士用的）金属手套; （骑马，击剑等用的）长手套; 交叉射击; 严酷考验

gauntlet金属手套，接受挑战，严酷考验
1.金属手套，词源同wind, 缠绕，编织，即织成的手套。在中世纪向别人发出挑战时则掷手套于地，如果对方捡起手套，则是接受挑战。
2.严酷考验，来自瑞典语gatlopp, 即gate leap. 原为军事术语，当某人犯错误的时候，要从人墙里穿过去，接受同伴的鞭笞，棍杖。

The Gauntlet → 铁手套；考验；交叉射击；魔鬼搭档
Gauntlet 2 → 铁手套
gauntlet glove → 长统手套；长手套；长统手套儿
Infinity Gauntlet → 无限手套；无尽护手
Warlocks Gauntlet → 术士的臂铠；术士的臂铠修改器
gauntlet bandage → 手套式绷带；手套形包扎法
cowboy gauntlet → 牧童式长手套
run the gauntlet → 迎接考验
Gauntlet Wifi → 铁拳Wifi

1. She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference.
[汉]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.
[汉]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.
[汉]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.
[汉]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.
[汉]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

【Noun】

1. to offer or accept a challenge;
"threw down the gauntlet"
"took up 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