gantlet
美 ['g?ntl?t]
英 ['g?:ntl?t] 
- n.同“gauntlet”
- v.使(軌道等)套疊
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)夾笞刑;長手套
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù):gantlets 現(xiàn)在分詞:gantleting 過去分詞:gantleted
英漢解釋
n. | 2. (已往軍隊中使犯人走在兩排人中間受鞭打的)夾笞刑 4. 【鐵路】(二線經(jīng)過橋或隧道時的)匯合的一段軌道,套式軌道的套疊處 |
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英英解釋
例句
Manatees struggle for survival as the result of a gantlet of threats, from watercraft strikes to toxins in the water.
海牛(正)經(jīng)受各方面威脅的考驗,從水上船只的騷擾到水下毒素。
Just asking for permission to take off can involve days of bureaucratic gantlet-running, and still end in rejection.
僅僅申請起飛許可就要經(jīng)歷很多天的繁瑣的官僚程序,還難免被拒絕。
If eggs survive coons, skunks, and moles, hatchlings must still run a gantlet of crows, bullfrogs , and snakes.
蛋即使不被浣熊、臭鼬或者鼴鼠吃掉,孵化出的小龜還是難逃烏鴉、牛蛙和蛇的襲擊。