chasten

v [Tn] 1 punish (sb) in order to correct or improve; discipline 惩罚(某人)(使之改正或改进); 惩戒. 2 subdue (sb); restrain 遏制(某人); 制止: a chastening experience 使人抑制的感受 * He was chastened by his failure. 他因失败而一蹶不振.


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