take up the gauntlet

/teɪk ʌp ðə ˈɡɔːntlət/ /teɪk ʌp ði ˈɡæntlət/

Meanings

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verb

接受挑战，应战。

To accept a challenge.

Examples :

"When Sarah challenged him to a chess match, Mark smiled and said, "I take up the gauntlet!" "

萨拉向马克挑战下棋，马克笑了笑说：“我接受挑战，应战！”

Related Words

match noun

/mæt͡ʃ/

比赛，竞赛

"My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today."

今天我的家乡球队和他们的死对头有一场比赛。

smiled verb

/smaɪld/

微笑，笑容满面

"She smiled when she saw her best friend. "

她看到最好的朋友时，笑容满面地笑了。

challenged verb

/ˈtʃæl.əndʒd/

挑战，邀请比赛

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

我们向隔壁的男孩们发起了足球比赛的挑战。

accept verb

/ækˈsɛpt/ /əkˈsɛpt/

接受，同意，认可。

"My parents accepted my invitation to dinner. "

我父母接受了我的邀请，答应来吃晚饭了。

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

界限，边界。

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

新公园的界限一直延伸到树林的边缘。

chess noun

/t͡ʃɛs/

国际象棋，西洋棋

"My grandfather taught me chess when I was ten years old. "

我十岁的时候，我爷爷教我下国际象棋了。

said adjective

/sɛd/

上述的，前面提到的.

"The said party has denied the charges."

上述当事人否认了指控。

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

时间，时刻

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物、事件、时间、地点、原因和方式。

take noun

/teɪk/

拿，取，获得

"The take of the exam was a significant part of the student's final grade. "

这次考试的成绩在学生的期末总评中占了很大的比重。

challenge noun

/ˈtʃæl.əndʒ/

挑战，难题。

"The teacher threw a challenge to the students: "Who can solve this difficult math problem?" "

老师向学生们发起了挑战：“谁能解出这道难题？”

him pronoun

/əm/

他

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

对他的敬仰，也就是对学校创始人的敬仰，促成了一次特别集会。

gauntlet noun

/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/

铠甲手套，铁手套

"The knight wore a thick gauntlet to protect his hands during the jousting tournament. "

骑士在比武大会上戴着厚厚的铁手套，保护他的双手。