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gantlet是什么意思

2024-01-10 23:04:17
gantlet
美[gɔːntlɪt]  英[gɔːntlɪt]
n.  长手套;夹笞刑
sp.  =gauntlet.
  过去式:gantleted  过去分词:gantleted  现在分词:gantleting  第三人称单数:gantlets
  近义词:gauntlet,

英英释义

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. the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
  5. 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