| 词汇 | chastened |
| 释义 | chastened past simple and past participle ofchasten chasten verb[ Tusually passive ] formaluk /ˈtʃeɪ.sən/ us /ˈtʃeɪ.sən/ to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve: 惩戒;磨炼;教训 He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.失败磨炼了他，他决心更加努力地工作。 Chastising & rebuking admonishing admonishingly admonitory barracking bawl coal earbashing keelhaul lambaste lecture pull someone up punchbag punching bag put someone in their placeidiom rap someone over the knucklesidiom shame spoken tear ticking-off wigging Examples of chastenedchastened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Renunciation of triumphant convictions - about science, about politics - was accompanied by the maintenance of some remnant of a chastened faith. By the 1840s, most had been chastened by experience despite optimistic speechifying and frequent modification. But this chastened objection misses the mark as well. The school reformed around a chastened headmaster who abandoned his ideas of reform in favor of a renewed politics of paternal leadership and personal loyalty. Only then may we achieve ' ' reorientation, ' ' a chastened wisdom offering the basis of a new, richer ' ' simplification. Arthur, after years of illness and exile, has returned, chastened and reduced. They seem to have been chastened by the events of the election year, just as they accused us of having been chastened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chastened tenor of his speech revealed him in an entirely new light. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that a young man leaves prison chastened and repentant is all too often a romantic myth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People do not only get a free service, but apparently they have to be suitably chastened and grateful as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He disappeared, chastened, after my brief conversation with him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are in a chastened mood, and have entered into a sort of self-denying ordinance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a consequence, the nuclear industry is now somewhat chastened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am suitably chastened and deeply apologetic for falling foul of the procedures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I came away greatly chastened and far less critical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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