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chasten美 ['tʃeɪs(ə)n] 英 ['tʃeɪs(ə)n] 第三人称单数：chastens 现在分词：chastening 过去分词：chastened v. punish,reprimand,discipline,censure,chastise 1. | [oftpass] ~ sb 使内疚；使懊悔to make sb feel sorry for sth they have done |
| He felt suitably chastened and apologized. 他恰当地感到内疚并表示歉意。 | | She gave them a chastening lecture. 她给他们做了一次令他们深感汗颜的演讲。 | | It was a chastening experience . 那是一次让人接受磨练的经历。 |
v. | 1. to make somebody less self-satisfied or self-assertive and more subdued 2. to subject somebody to discipline 3. to moderate the intensity of something 4. to make someone feel ashamed or less confident 1. to make somebody less self-satisfied or self-assertive and more subdued 2. to subject somebody to discipline 3. to moderate the intensity of something 4. to make someone feel ashamed or less confident |
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