sadden

[US]/ˈsædn/
[UK]/ˈsædn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使悲伤,使难过;使黯淡
vi. 悲哀;悲痛
Word Forms
过去分词saddened
第三人称单数saddens
现在分词saddening
过去式saddened
复数saddens

Phrases & Collocations

feel saddened

感到难过

deeply saddened

深感伤心

Example Sentences

sadden one's friends and gladden one's enemies

使亲者痛, 仇者快

My little cat's death saddened me.

小猫死去叫我伤心。

She was saddened by her son's ingratitude.

儿子的忘恩负义伤了她的心。

The bad news saddened me.

我得知这个消息后很难过。

I saddened at the memory of his death.

我想到他已亡故就难过。

Don’t sadden your friends and gladden your enemies.

勿使亲者痛仇者快。

he was greatly saddened by the death of his only son.

他为他独子的死伤心不已。

Depress, sadden, dispirit, [Slang; late 1960s

消沉,失意,沮丧.(60年代末俚语)

She hoped that he would arrive on time. He was saddened that she felt so little for him.

她希望他按时到达。他很悲伤她小看他

You can sigh away half your youth if you choose to allow failed relationship to sadden you.

如果你陷于失败的伤感中, 你就会使前半生在叹息中度过。

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