gauntlets是什么意思？

Gauntlets are long, thick, protective gloves.

If you pick up the gauntlet or take up the gauntlet, you accept the challenge that someone has made.

If you run the gauntlet, you go through an unpleasant experience in which a lot of people criticize or attack you.

If you throw down the gauntlet to someone, you say or do something that challenges them to argue or compete with you.