chasten

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. 使后悔[正式] [usu passive]
He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention. 他显然没有因十三天的拘留而悔过。
A chastened Agassi flew home for a period of deep contemplation. 悔过的阿加莎西飞回家进行一段时间的深思。
2. chastenedADJ
The president now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago. 总统现在看起来是一个比一星期前刚就任时更多历练、更少自信的政客了。