sadden

动词 sadden:

1. make unhappy
2. come to feel sad

1. He saddened at the memory of her death.
   他想到她已死去就很难过。
2. He was saddened at the memory of her death.
   他想到她已死去就很难过。
3. The bad news saddened us.
   那个坏消息使我们很难过。