sadden

1. V-T If something saddens you, it makes you feel sad. 使悲伤; 使难过[no cont]

The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. 世间的残酷令我悲伤不已。

2. saddenedADJ 悲伤的; 难过的[v-link ADJ]

He was disappointed and saddened that legal argument had stopped the trial. 让他失望又难过的是，法庭辩论中止了审判。