Chastened - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Примеры использования:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

noun

A fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.

Примеры использования:

A dairy cow

verb

Cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.

Примеры использования:

The intellectuals had been cowed into silence

noun

Female of domestic cattle

noun

A check or restraint on something.

Примеры использования:

Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing

verb

Variant spelling of kerb.

noun

A stone edging to a pavement or raised path.

idiom

To show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think

Примеры использования:

Someone should cut that man down to size!

verb

Let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).

Примеры использования:

He deflated one of the tyres

verb

To allow air or gas to escape from within a container

Примеры использования:

[ t ] when the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit., [ t ] the allegations defl…

verb

When an economy deflates or is deflated, prices fall and there is a reduction in wages and government spending, and low levels of growth

Примеры использования:

The chancellor will have to keep rates high and deflate the economy to keep the lid on prices and f…

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

Примеры использования:

Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

adjective

Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

Примеры использования:

I felt very humble when meeting her

verb

Cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.

Примеры использования:

He was humbled by his many ordeals

adjective

Tending to consider yourself as having no special importance that makes you better than others; not proud

Примеры использования:

He’s a humble man and he’s not comfortable talking about his own achievements., she rose from humbl…

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.

Примеры использования:

You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

Примеры использования:

She was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror

verb

To cause someone to feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed

Примеры использования:

He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother.

collocation

Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb

Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.

Примеры использования:

Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb

Record something in writing.

Примеры использования:

He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

idiom

To let someone know that the person is less important than he or she thinks

Примеры использования:

When he tried to take charge, she immediately put him in his place., put yourself in my place – i w…

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Примеры использования:

The need to restrain public expenditure

verb

Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.

Примеры использования:

Wash and squash the cans before depositing them

noun

A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Примеры использования:

It was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind

noun

An edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Примеры использования:

There's much more beta carotene in traditional crops, from leafy green vegetables to squashes, melo…

verb

Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).

Примеры использования:

She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

verb

Put down by force or intimidation

verb

To reduce the force of (someone or something)

Примеры использования:

She’d be hard to subdue if she got mad.

idiom

To show someone that they are not as important as they thought

adjective

(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.

Примеры использования:

The fish are so tame you have to push them away

verb

Domesticate (an animal).

Примеры использования:

Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed