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gantlet    音标拼音: [g'ɔntlət]
n. 长手套;笞刑

长手套;笞刑

gantlet
n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet";
"took up the gauntlet" [synonym: {gauntlet}, {gantlet}]
2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [synonym:
{gauntlet}, {gantlet}, {metal glove}]
3: a glove with long sleeve [synonym: {gauntlet}, {gantlet}]
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 [synonym: {gauntlet},
{gantlet}]

Gantlet \Gant"let\, n.
A glove. See {Gauntlet}.
[1913 Webster]


Gantlet \Gant"let\, n. [Gantlet is corrupted fr. gantlope;
gantlope is for gatelope, Sw. gatlopp, orig., a running down
a lane; gata street, lane lopp course, career, akin to
l["o]pa to run. See {Gate} a way, and {Leap}.]
A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender
was made to run between two files of men facing one another,
who struck him as he passed.
[1913 Webster]

{To run the gantlet}, to suffer the punishment of the
gantlet; hence, to go through the ordeal of severe
criticism or controversy, or ill-treatment at many hands.
[1913 Webster]

Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights.
--Palfrey.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Written also, but less properly, gauntlet.
[1913 Webster]


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  • How to Use Gantlet vs. gauntlet Correctly - GRAMMARIST
    Today, most writers use gauntlet, though gantlet, which is especially common in American English, is not incorrect The phrase throw down the gauntlet, meaning to issue or accept a challenge, uses gauntlet in its glove-related sense
  • Gantlet vs. Gauntlet: Whats the Difference? - Grammarly
    Gantlet is primarily historical or metaphorical, describing a form of corporal punishment or a series of challenges Gauntlet, meanwhile, has a broader scope including the heavy armored glove and the idea of throwing down a physical or metaphorical challenge
  • GANTLET Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    GANTLET definition: a track construction used in narrow places, in which two parallel tracks converge so that their inner rails cross, run parallel, and diverge again, thus allowing a train to remain on its own track at all times See examples of gantlet used in a sentence
  • GANTLET Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of GAUNTLET is a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand How to use gauntlet in a sentence Did you know?
  • Gantlet vs. Gauntlet | Confusing Words and Homonyms in English
    The expression run the gantlet means "to undergo criticism or harassment from several sources in a concentrated period of time " It is often written run the gauntlet, which makes language nitpickers cry foul
  • The Grammarphobia Blog: Is it “gantlet” or “gauntlet”?
    Q: Sometimes I see “gantlet” and sometimes I see “gauntlet ” Which one is correct? A: The old “gantlet gauntlet” distinction is rapidly being lost, since dictionaries these days are increasingly regarding them as interchangeable
  • ‘Gantlet’ or ‘Gauntlet’? - Quick and Dirty Tips
    Unfortunately, the Associated Press Stylebook still supports using “gauntlet” to mean a glove and “gantlet” to describe the path you run down while being accosted by enemies
  • Gauntlet vs. Gantlet — What’s the Difference?
    A gauntlet is a protective glove, often part of medieval armor, while a gantlet, often used in the phrase "run the gantlet," refers to a form of physical punishment or challenging ordeal
  • gantlet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Modified, under the influence of etymology 1, from gantlope, from Swedish gatlopp (“passageway”), from Old Swedish gata (“lane”) + lopp (“course”), from löpa (“to run”) gantlet (plural gantlets) “ gauntlet ”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass : Merriam-Webster, 1996–present
  • GANTLET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    3 meanings: 1 a section of a railway where two tracks overlap 2 US → a variant spelling of gauntlet2 → a variant of gauntlet1 Click for more definitions





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