| 单词 | chasten |
| 释义 | chasten['tʃeisən]vt.1.■惩罚，惩戒；责罚；整治；磨炼：She has been chastened by all kinds of experiences in life.她一生中经历了各种各样的磨难。2.■抑制，遏制，节制(感情、欲望等)；使缓和：Age has chastened his violent temper.年龄缓和了他的暴躁脾气。3.■使(文章等)简洁朴实；洗练，精练：His style was chastened by study of great writers.他的文笔因研究了伟大作家的作品而变得洗练。近义词punish |
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