sadden['sædən]

• vt.
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 使…的颜色变暗：

    to sadden a scarf in dying

    把围巾染成深色

• vi.
  • 悲哀，伤心：

    to sadden at one's news

    听到某人的消息后感到悲伤

  • 变得难过，感到痛心
  • (颜色)变深，变暗