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  1. chasten

    • IPA[ˈCHās(ə)n]

    美式

    • v.
      (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on;(especially of God) discipline; punish.
    • verb: chasten, 3rd person present: chastens, gerund or present participle: chastening, past tense: chastened, past participle: chastened

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops
    • (especially of God) discipline; punish.
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    • IPA[ˈtʃeɪs(ə)n]

    英式

    • v.
      (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on: the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops

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