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pick up the gauntlet

/pɪk ʌp ðə ˈɡɔːntlət/

翻译: 接受挑战或应战,表示同意参与竞争、斗争或辩论。源自中世纪骑士扔下手套(铁手套)以示挑战的习俗,拾起手套即表示接受挑战。

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/pɪk ʌp ðə ˈɡɔːntlət/C1formal
  • zh接受挑战或应战,表示同意参与竞争、斗争或辩论。源自中世纪骑士扔下手套(铁手套)以示挑战的习俗,拾起手套即表示接受挑战。

To accept a challenge or invitation to compete, fight, or argue. The phrase originates from the medieval practice of a knight throwing down a gauntlet (armored glove) as a challenge; picking it up meant accepting the challenge.

  1. C1formal

    To accept a challenge or invitation to compete or fight.

    zh接受挑战

    • When the rival team boasted about their skills, our captain decided to pick up the gauntlet.
    • She picked up the gauntlet and agreed to debate the controversial topic.
    • He was ready to pick up the gauntlet and prove his abilities.