gladden

🇺🇸 /ˈɡlædn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡlædn/
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verb
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to make someone feel happy or more cheerful

The children's laughter gladdened the old man's heart.

translation

v. to make someone feel happy or more cheerful

Word Forms

3rd Present gladdens
Past gladdened
Perfect gladdened
Progressive gladdening

Synonyms

feast n. 宴会, 宗教节日, 享受 amuse v. 逗笑, 娱乐 warm adj. 温暖的, 保暖的, 热情的, 暖色调的, 接近的 satisfy v. 使满意, 满足需求, 使确信 delight n. 喜悦, 乐事 please interj. 请, 拜托, 好的, 别这样, 得了吧

Antonyms

irk v. 惹恼 pique n. 感到受辱, 凸纹布 infuriate v. 激怒 inflame v. 激怒, 加剧 perturb v. 使不安 exasperate v. 激怒 bother v. 费心, 打扰 displease v. 使不高兴 aggravate v. 使恶化, 惹恼 vex v. 使烦恼 irritate v. 惹恼, 刺激 annoy v. 使有点生气, 打扰 cross v. 穿过, 交叉, 交叉放置, 反对, 杂交, 横传, 划掉, 画十字 anger n. 愤怒 get v. 收到, 获得, 购买, 赚到, 去拿, 考得, 生病, 受到惩罚, 连接, 接通电话, 到达, 移动, 乘坐, 变得, 达到某种状态, 导致, 说服, 开始做, 有机会做, 准备食物, 接电话, 抓住, 打中, 理解, 发生, 使困惑, 惹恼

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