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Definition of chasten in English: chastenverb ˈtʃeɪs(ə)nˈtʃeɪs(ə)n [with object]1(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on. (责难,不幸)遏制;使缓和 the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops 最近的失败使主管的态度有所收敛。 Example sentencesExamples - Perhaps chastened by the experience, and certainly restricted by a hung council, Labour have subsequently become more conciliatory.
- The most chastening passage in the book concerns a woman called Lisl Auman.
- Slightly chastened by the experience, Ganesh finds himself saddled with an old, sick couple looking for a hospital, who have been abandoned by fellow villagers.
- No doubt the school will feel suitably chastened by her absence.
- In this way the ships captain kept a tight rein on his men and when the ship set sail it was with a suitably chastened crew, or so the Captain thought.
- Officials, instead of being chastened, were indignant.
- After the blackout of August 14, 2003, all of us in Ontario seemed suitably chastened in our attitudes towards electricity usage.
- I walk from the pitch as humiliated as I am chastened.
- The French president was chastened by the recent defeat of his European constitution referendum initiative.
- First, I'm constantly impressed by the email I receive, and I'm chastened to be reminded of the things I forget to think about.
- Segal is suitably chastened after last week's events.
- It's an attitude that put him behind bars for a short period, not apparently an experience that chastened him.
- We all left somewhat chastened by the moving experience and the realization of how fortunate we have been.
- Have the media been chastened in any way by that experience?
- Suitably chastened, may I humbly entreat him to, unambiguously and without obfuscation, answer a few pertinent questions?
- The entire experience was frightening and chastening for the bourgeoisie.
- But he'll probably be well chastened, I suppose.
- But, while chastened by the experience, he also draws strength from it.
- The wisdom traditionally associated with age has to do with our limitations, with being chastened by experience.
- Is he in any way chastened by this experience do you think?
Synonyms subdue, humble, cow, squash, deflate, flatten, bring down, bring low, take down a peg or two, humiliate, mortify restrain, tame, curb, check informal cut down to size, put down, put someone in their place, settle someone's hash - 1.1archaic (especially of God) discipline; punish.
〈古〉(尤指上帝)惩戒,惩罚 Example sentencesExamples - A number of times in Scripture when addressing the Jews, God chastened them for not obeying His Word.
- God Himself is said to use this method: those whom He loves, He chastens, even perhaps with the prospect of death.
- With the loss of so many illusions at once I cannot remember when I have felt so vulnerable or chastened, but neither can I remember when I have felt so alive.
Synonyms penalize, discipline, mete out punishment to, bring someone to book, teach someone a lesson, make an example of
OriginEarly 16th century: from an obsolete verb chaste, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare 'castigate', from castus 'morally pure, chaste'. Rhymesbasin, caisson, diapason, hasten, Jason, mason Definition of chasten in US English: chastenverbˈCHās(ə)nˈtʃeɪs(ə)n [with object]1(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on. (责难,不幸)遏制;使缓和 the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops 最近的失败使主管的态度有所收敛。 Example sentencesExamples - After the blackout of August 14, 2003, all of us in Ontario seemed suitably chastened in our attitudes towards electricity usage.
- In this way the ships captain kept a tight rein on his men and when the ship set sail it was with a suitably chastened crew, or so the Captain thought.
- Perhaps chastened by the experience, and certainly restricted by a hung council, Labour have subsequently become more conciliatory.
- But, while chastened by the experience, he also draws strength from it.
- It's an attitude that put him behind bars for a short period, not apparently an experience that chastened him.
- The wisdom traditionally associated with age has to do with our limitations, with being chastened by experience.
- The most chastening passage in the book concerns a woman called Lisl Auman.
- The entire experience was frightening and chastening for the bourgeoisie.
- Suitably chastened, may I humbly entreat him to, unambiguously and without obfuscation, answer a few pertinent questions?
- Is he in any way chastened by this experience do you think?
- Segal is suitably chastened after last week's events.
- Have the media been chastened in any way by that experience?
- No doubt the school will feel suitably chastened by her absence.
- Slightly chastened by the experience, Ganesh finds himself saddled with an old, sick couple looking for a hospital, who have been abandoned by fellow villagers.
- Officials, instead of being chastened, were indignant.
- First, I'm constantly impressed by the email I receive, and I'm chastened to be reminded of the things I forget to think about.
- I walk from the pitch as humiliated as I am chastened.
- We all left somewhat chastened by the moving experience and the realization of how fortunate we have been.
- But he'll probably be well chastened, I suppose.
- The French president was chastened by the recent defeat of his European constitution referendum initiative.
Synonyms subdue, humble, cow, squash, deflate, flatten, bring down, bring low, take down a peg or two, humiliate, mortify - 1.1archaic (especially of God) discipline; punish.
〈古〉(尤指上帝)惩戒,惩罚 Example sentencesExamples - God Himself is said to use this method: those whom He loves, He chastens, even perhaps with the prospect of death.
- A number of times in Scripture when addressing the Jews, God chastened them for not obeying His Word.
- With the loss of so many illusions at once I cannot remember when I have felt so vulnerable or chastened, but neither can I remember when I have felt so alive.
Synonyms penalize, discipline, mete out punishment to, bring someone to book, teach someone a lesson, make an example of
OriginEarly 16th century: from an obsolete verb chaste, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare ‘castigate’, from castus ‘morally pure, chaste’. |