| 词汇 | chastening |
| 释义 | chastening present 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 chasteningchastening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He derided authority, mocking it, chastening it, and inviting us to laugh at our own reverence for it and for the author himself. This reduced the justifiable use of ornament as embellishment, at least chastening its application. The effect is chastening, if beyond desirable remedy. It is a chastening reminder of just how school knowledge is circumscribed and censored to remain within certain unsaid but mutually understood boundaries. It is certainly plausible that, in many instances, being the object of a ' sacrificial measure ' of kindness may be no less spiritually therapeutic than undergoing a chastening bout of suffering. It is a chastening thought for me that the men taken hostage are probably the grandsons of men who served alongside me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a very chastening thought—that this field is being left to other countries to exploit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The responsibility of office, facing facts and making decisions have a chastening effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is chastening for them, and has shown real results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find that a chastening and sad thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a chastening thing to remember today, but it is true all the same. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have, and it is a very chastening experience, because the asylum seekers are extremely confused when they arrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept all the chastening remarks that were made about my first amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a terribly fascinating and chastening exercise to re-read the defence debates of 1957, 1958 and 1959. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My life is full of chastening experiences today. 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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