单词 | sadden |
释义 | saddenv. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > adhere constantly or steadfastly to [verb (transitive)] to stand in ——a1382 abidea1393 saddena1500 to bide bya1513 to stick to ——?1531 to stout out1568 to make good1606 winter1608 buckle1793 maintain1819 a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 2250) (1926) 10255 (MED) Softe þing he saddens securly be strengthe of kynd. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 2250) (1926) 10067 (MED) God þo Holy Gost doun sent to sadden hom fully in þo fay, to drede no dethe ne tourment. b. transitive. To make solid or firm; to press or beat down into a compact mass; to compress, make cohesive. Now Scottish and English regional. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] congealc1384 sadc1384 resolvea1398 thightc1440 condense1477 constipate1546 condensate1555 engross1561 indense1576 sadden1600 settle1611 densate1613 solidate1640 corporify1644 conspissate1647 consolidate1653 conglaciate1660 solidify1799 densify1820 1600 G. Plat in J. Worlidge Syst. Agric. (1669) 44 Also the roots of the Corn will spread better..if the ground be saddned a little in the bottom of every hole. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 80 Hee woulde have the water sattle away and the grownde somewhat saddened. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 102 For your Lime after it is once Slacked, and Melted, it is of a very cold Nature; for it will sadden your Land exceedingly. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 73/1 Treading it [sc. Hay] is to sadden it down either in the Mow or Rick, &c. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 94 If Marle sadden Land, or make it stiff or binding, you must dung it well. 1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan ii. 41 O'er plains, and hills, the chilling frost congeal'd; The snow tempestuous sadden'd all the field. 1813 T. Batchelor Gen. View Agric. Bedford. 342 (E.D.D.) The soil below will, instead of being brought up, be trampled and saddened. 1854 W. Gaskell Lect. Lancs. Dial. 9 People say of a mixture for a pudding, ‘sadden’ it a bit. 1904 J. P. Kirk in Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 198/2 [S. Nottingham] On light land if the soil een't sad enough, a should sadden it with a Croskill roll. 1928 in Sc. National Dict. (1971) VIII. 4/2 The bag's fu' noo' we'll sadden't. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 253/1 Yon storm we 'ed a Thursda saddened all them fields uv stuff. c. intransitive. To become stiff or solid. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > become (more) dense or solid [verb (intransitive)] thicka1000 starkOE congealc1400 starken?a1513 concrease1578 thicken1598 knit1605 condensate1607 fix1626 saddena1642 concretea1676 incrassate1733 solidify1837 consolidate1885 a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 80 If there bee any winds aloft without raine, the grownd will sadden and the fields waxe dry. 1764 Museum Rusticum 1 xcii. 407 After which the ground began to sadden. 1764 E. Moxon Eng. Housewifery (new ed.) 117 Then take them off the fire and let them stand a little to sadden. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 107/1 Sadden,..to become firm and solid. 2. (The principal use.) a. transitive. To cause to feel sorrow; to make unhappy. Also: to give a sad appearance to. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > make dejected [verb (transitive)] drearya1300 discomfortc1325 batec1380 to cast downa1382 to throw downa1382 dullc1386 faintc1386 discomfita1425 discourage1436 sinkc1440 mischeera1450 discheerc1454 amatea1500 bedowa1522 damp1548 quail1548 dash1550 exanimate1552 afflict1561 dank1565 disanimate1565 sadden1565 languish1566 deject1581 dumpc1585 unheart1593 mope1596 chill1597 sour1600 disgallant1601 disheart1603 dishearten1606 fainten1620 depress1624 sullen1628 tristitiate1628 disliven1631 dampen1633 weigh1640 out-spirit1643 dispirit1647 flat1649 funeralize1654 hearta1658 disencourage1659 attrist1680 flatten1683 dismalizec1735 blue-devil1812 out-heart1845 downweigh1851 to get down1861 frigidize1868 languor1891 downcast1914 neg1987 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > be sorry or grieved at [verb (transitive)] > sadden or grieve rueOE grieve?c1225 teen1340 moana1425 contrist1490 sadden1565 sad1578 ensorrow1593 contristate1616 tristitiate1628 dolea1637 endolour1884 1565 W. Allen tr. St. Augustine in Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. ix. f. 203v Thowe must not sadden her soule by teares, but by oblations commende her to oure Lorde. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lviii. sig. S3v He smarts, and pines, and sadneth his incumbred soule. 1656 A. Burgess CXLV Expository Serm. cxlv. 698 The way that the devil takes thus to deject and sadden the hearts of the godly is two-fold. 1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 425 Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 10 With a heart saddened by disappointment. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 28 Its beauty was saddened by care and anxiety. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xx. 326 Her round face much paled and saddened, since he had parted from it. 1884 Graphic 4 Oct. 358/2 It saddens me to enter a Government bureau at the present day. 1920 E. Wharton Let. 12 Dec. (1988) 434 I..am saddened to see that, in addressing Harvard students and the general reader in the U.S., he gives only books that have been translated into English. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 6/3 I was saddened to discover wreckers' hoardings surrounding the Royal Bank building. 2002 Cathedral Music Oct. 13/2 As a one-time traditionalist, I was initially saddened by the loss of so much of the prose of the Prayer Book. b. intransitive. To become sad or gloomy. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > be or become dejected [verb (intransitive)] heavyOE fallOE droopena1225 lourc1290 droopc1330 to abate one's countenance (also cheer)a1350 dullc1374 fainta1375 languora1375 languisha1382 afflicta1393 gloppen?a1400 weary1434 appalc1450 to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, hose, etc.)c1450 peak1580 dumpc1585 mopea1592 sink1603 bate1607 deject1644 despond1655 alamort?1705 sadden1718 dismal1780 munge1790 mug1828 to get one's tail down1853 to have (also get) the pip1881 shadow1888 to have (one's) ass in a sling1960 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xiv. 558 Troy sadden'd at the View. 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 95 And Mecca saddens at the long Delay. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxi. 158 Her countenance saddened in a moment. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Effusion xxxv in Poems Var. Subj. 96 And watch the clouds, that late were rich with light, Slow sad'ning round. 1818 J. Keats What Thrush Said 12 He who saddens At thought of idleness cannot be idle. 1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám xxxix. 9 Better be merry with the fruitful Grape Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. 1953 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 53 586 His voice saddened for a moment when he said, ‘I hope Mom doesn't feel too badly about this.’ 2001 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Aug. 8 Ask about the future, however, and her face saddens. 3. transitive. Chiefly Dyeing and Calico-printing. To tone down (colours) by the application of additives. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > tone down dilute1665 mellow1694 break1753 sadden1787 sober1843 degrade1844 disintensify1884 scumble1905 1787 J. Haigh Dyer's Assistant (new ed.) ix. 87 Soap and alkaline salts, such as ley of ashes, pot-ashes, lime, sadden reds; thus they serve to bring them to the shade required when too bright. 1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing II. ii. iii. v. 196 These substances however saddened the crimson colour and gave it less lustre than alum. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 231 In the application of paint,..to avoid unnecessarily mixing, or, as it is called, ‘troubling’, ‘saddening’, or ‘tormenting’ the tints. 1874 W. Crookes Pract. Handbk. Dyeing 53 For saddening olives, drabs, clarets, &c.,..it [sc. copperas] has been generally discarded in favour of a nitrate of iron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1500 |
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