Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - chasten
Связанные словари
Chasten
chasten
(chastens, chastening, chastened) If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. (FORMAL) He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention... A chastened Agassi flew home for a period of deep contemplation. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed by n, V-ed, also be V-ed into n/-ing • chastened The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago. ADJ
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English chaste to ~, from Middle English, from Anglo-French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at act Date: 13th century 1. to correct by punishment or suffering ; discipline; also purify 2. a. to prune (as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity ; refine b. to cause to be more humble or restrained ; subdue Synonyms: see punish • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v.tr. 1 (esp. as chastening, chastened adjs.) subdue, restrain (a chastening experience; chastened by his failure). 2 discipline, punish. 3 moderate. Derivatives chastener n. Etymology: obs. chaste (v.) f. OF chastier f. L castigare CASTIGATE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. возв. карать; наказывать (с целью исправления) failure will chasten our pride —- неудача будет наказанием за гордыню 2. сдерживать; отрезвлять; обуздывать; умерять time has chastened him —- со временем он остепенился 3. очищать (язык); исправлять, выправлять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
v. 1) карать 2) сдерживать, дисциплинировать 3) очищать (литературный стиль) Syn: see discipline ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ v T usually passive to make someone realize that their behaviour is wrong or mistaken (Party workers have returned to their home towns, chastened by their overwhelming defeat.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1156 | |
2 | 812 | |
3 | 774 | |
4 | 772 | |
5 | 730 | |
6 | 700 | |
7 | 694 | |
8 | 690 | |
9 | 664 | |
10 | 656 | |
11 | 653 | |
12 | 634 | |
13 | 630 | |
14 | 619 | |
15 | 609 | |
16 | 604 | |
17 | 603 | |
18 | 598 | |
19 | 597 | |
20 | 596 |