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chastening
过去式
chastened
过去完成时
chastened
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纠正, 抑制
to make someone or something better or more reasonable by limiting excess or moderating behavior
及物动词
- The loss served to chasten his overconfidence.
这次损失有助于抑制他的过度自信。
- Success had not chastened her ambitious spirit.
成功并没有抑制她雄心勃勃的精神。
- Harsh reality can chasten unrealistic expectations.
严酷的现实可以惩戒不切实际的期望。
- His tone was chastened by years of experience.
他的语气因多年的经验而收敛。
- The defeat chastened the team's arrogance.
失败抑制了球队的傲慢。
同义词：
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惩戒, 管教
to improve behavior by imposing punishment or strict discipline
及物动词
- The teacher hoped detention would chasten the disruptive student.
老师希望留校察看能惩戒捣乱的学生。
- Harsh training was used to chasten the recruits.
严厉的训练被用来惩戒新兵。
- He was chastened by the strict rules of the academy.
他被学院的严格规则惩戒了。
- The child was chastened after losing certain privileges.
孩子在失去某些特权后被惩戒了。
- The court's ruling was meant to chasten negligent companies.
法院的裁决旨在惩戒疏忽大意的公司。
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斥责, 责备
to strongly criticize or rebuke someone for their actions
及物动词
- The editor chastened the reporter for factual errors.
编辑因事实错误斥责了记者。
- She was chastened for speaking out of turn.
她因不按顺序发言而受到斥责。
- The minister chastened the government for its corruption.
部长斥责了政府的腐败。
- Critics chastened the director over the film's poor writing.
评论家们因电影糟糕的剧本而斥责了导演。
- He was publicly chastened for his offensive remarks.
他因自己的冒犯性言论而受到公开惩戒。