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 English
chastenother
=chasten

Common Collocations

  • 1.be chastened by被...教训

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The failure chastened his overconfidence.

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