gantlet

• 该名词有多种含义，包括严峻考验或挑战、防护用的金属手套（即臂铠）、铁路两条线路汇合的一段轨道，以及一种历史刑罚，即人从两排人中间跑过并挨打。

A noun with multiple meanings, including a challenge or ordeal, a protective armored glove, a section of railroad tracks where two lines converge, and a historical punishment where a person runs between two lines of people who strike them.

1. C1formal

   An act of offering or accepting a challenge, often used in the phrase 'throw down the gauntlet'.

   挑战

   • He threw down the gantlet by publicly questioning her authority.
   • She accepted the gantlet and agreed to the debate.
   • The politician's speech was a clear gantlet to his opponents.

   同义词challengedaredefianceprovocation

2. Armored gloveC1formal

   A glove made of armored leather, used historically to protect the hand in combat.

   铠甲手套

   • The knight wore a steel gantlet on his sword hand.
   • The museum displayed a medieval gantlet from the 15th century.
   • His gantlet was decorated with intricate engravings.

   同义词gauntlet

3. Long-sleeved gloveC1formal

   A glove with a long sleeve that extends up the arm, often used in formal wear or protective gear.

   长手套

   • The fencer wore a leather gantlet for protection.
   • Her evening gown was paired with elegant silk gantlets.
   • The welder's gantlet shielded his arm from sparks.

   同义词gauntletglove

4. Railroad track convergenceC2formaltechnical

   A section of railroad where two parallel tracks converge in a narrow space, with inner rails crossing and running parallel before diverging, allowing trains to stay on their own tracks.

   轨道汇合段

   • The engineer carefully navigated the gantlet where the tracks merged.
   • The gantlet design allowed trains to pass through the narrow tunnel safely.
   • Railroad workers inspected the gantlet for any misalignment.

5. Punishment by runningC2formal

   A historical form of punishment where a person is forced to run between two lines of people who strike them with clubs or whips.

   夹道鞭刑

   • The prisoner was sentenced to run the gantlet as a public punishment.
   • In ancient times, running the gantlet was a brutal military discipline.
   • The novel described a scene where the hero had to endure the gantlet.

   同义词gauntlet