单词 | chasten |
释义 | chasten (tʃeɪsən ) Word forms: chastens , chastening , chastened verb [usually passive] If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. [formal] He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention. [be VERB-ed + by] Synonyms: subdue, discipline, cow, curb chastened adjective The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago. ...a chastened England out to prove they are indeed one of the best teams in the world. |
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