sadden

verb
🔊/ˈsædn/
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[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sadden
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he / she / it saddens
🔊/ˈsædnz/
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past simple saddened
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past participle saddened
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-ing form saddening
🔊/ˈsædnɪŋ/
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  1. to make somebody sad使悲伤;使伤心;使难过
    • sadden somebody We were deeply saddened by the news of her death.听到她的死讯,我们深感悲伤。🔊🔊
    • sadden somebody to do something Fans were saddened to see the former champion play so badly.看到以前的冠军表现如此差劲,球迷感到难过。🔊🔊
    • it saddens somebody that… It saddened her that people could be so cruel.人竟能如此残忍,这让她痛心。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deeply
    • greatly
    • profoundly
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