chastisevt. 1.whip,reprimand,set to right 鞭笞,惩戒,纠正。 △Mac.1.5.28(27):“And chastise with the valourof my tongue/All that impedes thee from the goldenround,”i.e.drive away all those scruples that stand inyour way to the crown. 用我舌端的勇气排除那妨碍你取得金冠的一切。 2. punish severely严惩。 △1H.Ⅵ.1.5.12:“But(i.e.if not) I will chastise this high-minded strumpet.”如果我不严惩这个自大的娼妇。 △R.Ⅲ.4.4.332(331):“Andwhen this arm of mine hath chastised/The petty reb-el,dull-brained Buckingham,”待我这只手臂将那个小叛逆、头脑迟钝的白金汉严惩之后。 chastise[tʃæˈstaiz]v. 严惩,惩办,惩罚 ‖ chastisement n. 惩罚 |