chasten

中文翻译

使收敛；使谦逊

含义 MEANING

To chasten someone is to make them less confident or proud, especially through a difficult experience.

用法与解析 USAGE

Chasten often suggests a hard lesson that makes someone more realistic or humble. It can be used in the passive: be chastened by failure.

学习笔记 NOTES

核心理解：chasten 不是简单责骂，而是某次失败、批评或挫折让人收敛锋芒，变得更谦逊。

例句 EXAMPLES

The defeat chastened the young team.

▶ 朗读

这次失败让年轻的队伍收敛了许多。

The criticism chastened him.

▶ 朗读

这番批评使他变得谦逊。

The experience chastened her ambition.

▶ 朗读

这段经历让她的野心变得更克制。

He was chastened by the mistake.

▶ 朗读

这个错误让他受到了教训。