gladden

英 [ˈɡlædn]

美 [ˈɡlædn]

v.  使高兴; 使愉快; 使喜悦

第三人称单数：gladdens　过去分词：gladdened　过去式：gladdened　现在分词：gladdening　

BNC.34257 / COCA.26502

牛津词典

verb

• 使高兴；使愉快；使喜悦
  to make sb feel pleased or happy
  1. The sight of the flowers gladdened her heart .
     看到这些花她心花怒放。
  2. It gladdened him to see them all enjoying themselves.
     见他们都玩得很开心，他非常高兴。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 使心花怒放；使充满希望
  If you say that somethinggladdenssomeone'sheart, you mean that it makes them feel pleased and hopeful.
  1. ...a conclusion that should gladden the hearts of all animal-rights activists.
     会使所有动物权益保护者欢欣鼓舞的结论
• VERB 使高兴；使愉快
  If somethinggladdensyou, it makes you feel happy and pleased.
  1. Charles's visit surprised him and gladdened him.
     查尔斯的来访让他惊喜交集。

英英释义

verb

• become glad or happy
• make glad or happy
  Synonym:joy

双语例句

• At present, we should let it undertake until "era theme, youthful passion, gladden the heart and refresh the mind, the aesthetic mission sung that talent's inspiration, reality is criticized".
  当前，应该让它肩负起为“时代主题、青春激情、沁人心脾、天才灵感、现实批判”而唱的审美使命。
• Don't sadden your friends and gladden your enemies.
  勿使亲者痛仇者快。
• Brian Gladden, Dell's chief financial officer, said in an interview that demand for consumer PCs dropped off in the second half of the quarter.
  布莱恩格莱登，戴尔的财务总监，在一次采访中说消费者对于个人电脑的需求在第二季度的后期有所下降。
• What though thy way be dark, canst thou not gladden thine heart with the triumphs of his cross and the spread of his truth?
  虽然你前途暗澹无光，仍能因祂十字架的得胜和祂真理的广传而欢呼。
• Charles's visit surprised him and gladdened him.
  查尔斯的来访让他惊喜交集。
• In his dream he found himself looking through his home, but there were no little stockings in the chimney corner, no Christmas bells or wreaths of holly, and no Christ to comfort, gladden and save.
  他在梦中环顾自己的家室，壁炉角落里没有长袜，没有圣诞铃或冬青花圈，没有基督的安慰，喜悦和救赎。
• In other words, Dell could no longer trust the numbers they were getting from gladden and his team.
  换言之，戴尔公司不再相信格莱登及其团队给出的财务数字。
• But let me propose a more cynical scenario: gladden was pushed, either explicitly or implicitly.
  不过，我也想提出另外一种更难堪的可能性：格莱登是在种种明示暗示之下被迫走人。
• Dell Inc. today made its first major management change since being going private late last year, announcing that chief financial officer Brian gladden is leaving the company.
  上周五，戴尔公司（Dell）宣布首席财务官布莱恩•格莱登即将离职，这是这家公司自去年私有化以来最重大的一起人事变动。
• He is naturally happy at the thought that the work he has done will benefit and gladden his organization and other people.
  每当想到自己将在这一天的工作中为单位，为其他人带来效益，带来快乐，自己当然也应该跟着高兴。