Word · Frequency #13839
saddened
使悲伤;使难过
saddened is the past of sadden.
to make someone sad
- 1.
To make sad or unhappy.
使悲伤或不快。
- 2.
To render heavy, hard, or cohesive; to compress or thicken.
使变重、变硬或黏结;压缩或增稠。
感到悲伤;变得难过;使悲伤或不快。;使变重、变硬或黏结;压缩或增稠。;使忧愁;使悲哀
In use
The cancellation of the trip saddened the children.
We were all saddened by the sudden change of plans.
It saddens me that the old cinema is closing.
sadden sb
sadden 是及物动词,主语为令人悲伤的事件,宾语为受到影响的人。
The tragedy saddened the whole community.
这场悲剧让整个社区都感到悲伤。
be saddened by/at sth
被动语态后常接 by 或 at 引出导致悲伤的原因。
She was saddened by her friend's illness.
她因为朋友的病而感到难过。
It saddens sb that/to do sth
it 是形式主语,真正的主语是 that 从句或不定式。
It saddened him to see his hometown change.
Connections
Collocations
- be saddened by
- 为……感到悲伤;因……而难过
- We were all saddened by the sudden death of our teacher.我们大家都为老师突然去世感到悲伤。
- be saddened to hear
- 得知……后感到难过
- I was saddened to hear that you are moving abroad.得知你要移居国外,我感到很难过。
- deeply saddened
- 深感悲伤的
- She was deeply saddened by the loss of her old friend.她因失去老朋友而深感悲伤。
- it saddens someone to say
- 遗憾地说;不得不说(令人难过的事实)
- It saddens me to say that the project has been cancelled.我很遗憾地说,这个项目已经被取消了。
Synonyms
- upset
- 使心烦意乱;使难过 · 比 sadden 更口语、常用;可指因各种小事而不快,不一定持续很久。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sadden以sad开头,本就有“悲伤”之意;想象一个人伤心地躲进小窝(den),让人看着也跟着难过。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:书面叙述、正式书信、新闻报道 sadden 通常用作及物动词,表示“使某人悲伤”;也可作不及物动词,表示“感到悲伤”。多用于书面或正式场合,口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词:madden /ˈmædən/、gladden /ˈɡlædən/,三者都读 /ˈ...dən/,重读元音和后面的 /dən/ 相同。注意拼写相近但不押韵:sudden /ˈsʌdən/、sodden /ˈsɒdən/、hidden /ˈhɪdən/ 只是都以 -dden 结尾,元音不同;saddle /ˈsædəl/ 以 -ddle 结尾,读 /əl/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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