单选题 He did not relish appealing amongst his friends and ______ of their criticism or censure.
A. running short B. running out
C. naming the gauntlet D. running ahead

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】run the gauntlet原指昔日的一种体罚“夹笞刑”，即受刑人从两排人之间跑过，由列队者殴打，后引申为“备受抨击”，这里指受到朋友的抨击和斥责。run short用完，缺乏；run out花完；run ahead超过，赶过。