saddening
present participle ofsadden
| 单词 | saddening |
| 释义 | saddening present 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
Examplesofsaddeningsaddening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Without the independent spirit, technology merely reproduces things that are amusing, andsaddening, reflections of the thinking and souls of their users. From theCambridge English Corpus I found it asaddeningexperience and was made aware of many human tragedies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is slightlysaddeningthat a calculated risk did not come off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It issaddeningthat disabled people were not taken into account earlier, while the practical aspects are still not fully settled! FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It issaddeningthat after months of negotiations there still remain more questions than answers with regard to this sorry dispute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It issaddeningthat he devoted his working life to an industry that repaid his commitment with delay and indifference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is alsosaddeningthat even children's programmes can be interrupted by adverts. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English One of the mostsaddeningexperiences for anyone interested in shipbuilding and the men employed in the industry is to go to a launching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It issaddening, because it is a well-maintained mill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What was just as interesting andsaddeningwas that those involved in activities that were relevant to the youth opportunities programme numbered 280,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is asaddeningand tragic picture of workers making calls on the redundancy fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a revealing experience, but also asaddeningone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the one hand, there were encouraging developments, and, on the other hand, asaddeningposition that the division between the communities is still there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, it is a very distressing andsaddeningthing that so many nations appear to have their opinions ranged against us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is my sober andsaddeningconclusion about what has happened so far. 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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