saddened
past simple and past participle ofsadden
| 单词 | saddened |
| 释义 | saddened past simple and past participle ofsadden sadden verb[T] uk/ˈsæd.ən/us/ˈsæd.ən/C2 to make someonesad: [+ to infinitive]Itsaddens metothinkthat we'll neverseeher again. We aredeeplysaddened by thisdevastatingtragedy. Making people sad, shocked and upset
Examplesofsaddenedsaddened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They are appropriatelysaddenedby her tremendous health problems and her unfortunate lack of familial support. From theCambridge English Corpus I'm really rathersaddenedthat this is the way the debate is going. From theCambridge English Corpus I am deeplysaddenedthat this truly good man is no longer with us. From theCambridge English Corpus You say your brother wassaddenedthat his monks could not be perfectly instructed. From theCambridge English Corpus He was continuallysaddenedby such discoveries. From theCambridge English Corpus It served as a merry way of binding a company together, as a virtuous tutor and above all as a banisher of melancholy forsaddenedsouls. From theCambridge English Corpus Scientific fraud of course occurs, but when it does, colleagues are genuinelysaddened, and mystified about how the fraudsters thought they could get away with it. From theCambridge English Corpus I wassaddenedthat its director-general, who began with such promise, resigned after nine months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am onlysaddenedby the fact that it should come only after a still greater toll of human misery has been exacted by society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometime ago, when he was there, he wassaddenedby the slouching appearance of a number of the boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I amsaddenedonly that my country has not played a more positive rôle and has so bitterly divided people by its policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I amsaddenedby the air of jocularity that is prevailing in what should be an austere debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wassaddenedto hear yesterday that the appeal has not even been acknowledged, which would cost only the price of a postage stamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was, however,saddenedthat he mentioned only one famous batsman from the north but a galaxy of talent from the south. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us who have an interest in railway history aresaddenedthat there is no broad gauge rolling stock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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