chastened

KK [ˋtʃesənd] /ˈtʃeɪsənd/

形容詞

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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。