chastenedKK [ˋtʃesənd] /ˈtʃeɪsənd/發音形容詞1受教訓的、知錯收斂的、羞愧的He returned to the office chastened after the public criticism.經過那次公開批評，他回到辦公室時明顯收斂許多。2受挫的、氣焰全消的The team looked chastened by their heaviest defeat this season.這支球隊輸掉本季最慘的一場，看來銳氣盡失。動詞1懲戒、責罰、教訓正式The scandal chastened several senior officials who had ignored the warnings.這起醜聞讓幾名忽視警告的高層官員受到了教訓。2使收斂、遏制正式Years of failure had chastened his ambition considerably.多年的失敗大大收斂了他的野心。