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gaunt meaning in Chinese

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gaunt [gaunter, gauntest] (lean, angular and bony)
adjective
[UK: ɡɔːnt]
[US: ˈɡɒnt]

瘦削 /shòuxuē/adjective

gauntlet [gauntlets] (protective armor for the hands)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt]
[US: ˈɡɒnt.lət]

铁手套noun

throw down the gauntlet (issue a challenge)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt]
[US: ˈθroʊ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət]

挑戰 /tiǎozhàn/verb