chasten
🇬🇧 UK/'tʃeisәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To discipline or punish someone to improve their behavior; to make someone more humble or restrained.
惩戒,磨炼;使收敛,使谦逊
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishchastenother
=chasten
Common Collocations
- 1.be chastened by被...教训
Example Sentences
- 1.
The failure chastened his overconfidence.