chastened

受教训的、知错收敛的、羞愧的

He returned to the office chastened after the public criticism.

经过那次公开批评，他回到办公室时明显收敛许多。

受挫的、气焰全消的

The team looked chastened by their heaviest defeat this season.

这支球队输掉本季最惨的一场，看来锐气尽失。

惩戒、责罚、教训正式

The scandal chastened several senior officials who had ignored the warnings.

这起丑闻让几名忽视警告的高层官员受到了教训。

使收敛、遏制正式

Years of failure had chastened his ambition considerably.

多年的失败大大收敛了他的野心。