gladden

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause (something) to become more glad. transitive
    — A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars.
  2. To become more glad in one's disposition. archaic,intransitive

词形变化

gladdens present,singular,third-person gladdening participle,present gladdened participle,past gladdened past

词汇关系

近义词
beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cheer up cherish content delight elate elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happify happy hearten jollify laetificate light up make someone's day perk up please raise someone's spirits rejoice turn the frown upside down upcheer warm someone's heart warm the cockles of someone's heart
反义词
sadden
上位词
enliven
下位词
overjoy
衍生词
begladden engladden gladdener gladden someone's heart regladden ungladden
相关词
happiness
并列词
incite

词源

Etymology tree
English glad
English -en
English gladden
From glad + -en.
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