chastened
past simple and past participle ofchasten
| 单词 | chastened |
| 释义 | chastened past simple and past participle ofchasten chasten verb[Tusually passive] formaluk/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/us/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/to make someoneunderstandthat they havefailedor done somethingwrongand make themwanttoimprove: He was chastened by thedefeatanddeterminedtoworkharder. Chastising & rebuking
Examplesofchastenedchastened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Renunciation of triumphant convictions - about science, about politics - was accompanied by the maintenance of some remnant of achastenedfaith. From theCambridge English Corpus By the 1840s, most had beenchastenedby experience despite optimistic speechifying and frequent modification. From theCambridge English Corpus But thischastenedobjection misses the mark as well. From theCambridge English Corpus The school reformed around achastenedheadmaster who abandoned his ideas of reform in favor of a renewed politics of paternal leadership and personal loyalty. From theCambridge English Corpus Only then may we achieve ' ' reorientation, ' ' achastenedwisdom offering the basis of a new, richer ' ' simplification. From theCambridge English Corpus Arthur, after years of illness and exile, has returned,chastenedand reduced. From theCambridge English Corpus They seem to have beenchastenedby the events of the election year, just as they accused us of having beenchastened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thechastenedtenor of his speech revealed him in an entirely new light. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that a young man leaves prisonchastenedand repentant is all too often a romantic myth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People do not only get a free service, but apparently they have to be suitablychastenedand grateful as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He disappeared,chastened, after my brief conversation with him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are in achastenedmood, and have entered into a sort of self-denying ordinance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a consequence, the nuclear industry is now somewhatchastened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am suitablychastenedand deeply apologetic for falling foul of the procedures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I came away greatlychastenedand far less critical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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