gauntlet
n. 长手套；（古时士兵戴的）金属护手；夹道鞭笞的刑罚；交叉射击；严酷考验
例句
She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive keynote address to the conference.
她在其尖锐的大会主题发言中接受挑战。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Some of the witnesses had to run the gauntlet of television cameras and reporters.
一些目击者不得不在众多电视摄像机和记者的围堵下穿行。
《牛津词典》
The trucks tried to drive to the American base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
受到持枪抢劫匪帮猛烈攻击的那些卡车试图开到美军基地。
