| 单词 | chasten |
| 释义 | chasten (once / 2337 pages) v To chasten someone is to correct him or her, often with the use of some pretty steep punishment. Chasten can also mean "to restrain." Either of these actions may be necessary when someone isn't behaving like they're supposed to. The verb chasten is often used with the verb "to be" as in "be chastened." If students are caught writing graffiti on the bathroom wall, you can expect them to "be chastened" by both the school and their parents. Chasten is related to the word chastise, meaning "to punish severely." Both words can be traced back to the Latin root castus, meaning "morally pure." So keep yourself on the straight and narrow when it comes to morality and you can avoid being chastened. WORD FAMILYchasten: chastened, chastening, chastens+/chastening: chastenings USAGE EXAMPLESMore amused than chastened, Mills said, “It’s two captains with one boat.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) It also chastened him about his own hopes. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) It was a chastening way for the Foxes to suffer their first Champions League defeat. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) 1v censure severely Syn|Hypo|Hyper castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate flame criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce censure severely or angrily 2v correct by punishment or discipline Syn|Hyper subdue, tame alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v restrain Syn|Hyper moderate, temper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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