sadden

saddensaddenD.J.:[ˈsædn]K.K.:[ˈsædn]vt. & vi.1.■(使某人)悲哀, 忧愁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。

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sadden['sædən]vt.1.■使悲哀，使悲伤，使伤心：It saddened me that I would never see them again.再也见不到他们令我很伤心。2.■使难过，使…感到痛心：It saddened her to watch him speak rudely like that.看到他那样粗暴无礼地说话，她感到十分痛心。3.■使…的颜色变暗：to sadden a scarf in dying把围巾染成深色vi.1.■悲哀，伤心：to sadden at one's news听到某人的消息后感到悲伤2.■变得难过，感到痛心3.■(颜色)变深，变暗

saddensadden[ˈsædn]vt.1.■使悲哀, 使悲伤; 使阴郁; 使黯淡Do not sadden your friends and gladden enemies.勿使亲者痛仇者快。

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词性变化sadden[ˈsædn]vi.1.■悲伤(起来); 阴郁(起来); 黯淡起来