contented

英 [kənˈtentɪd]

美 [kənˈtentɪd]

adj.  (尤指因生活好而)满意的，惬意的，满足的
v.  满足; 满意; 知足; 使满意; 使满足
content的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：contented　过去式：contented　

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牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指因生活好而）满意的，惬意的，满足的
  showing or feeling happiness or satisfaction, especially because your life is good
  1. a contented smile
     惬意的微笑
  2. He was a contented man.
     他是个心满意足的人。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 满足的;满意的
  If you arecontented, you are satisfied with your life or the situation you are in.
  1. Whenever he returns to this place he is happy and contented...
     每次回到这个地方，他都十分快乐，心满意足。
  2. She was gazing at him with a soft, contented smile on her face.
     她注视着他，脸上带着温柔而满足的微笑。

英英释义

adj

• satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  1. a contented smile
  Synonym:content

双语例句

• The people are making a good living and are contented, each in his station.
  人民安居乐业。
• Whenever he returns to this place he is happy and contented
  每次回到这个地方，他都十分快乐，心满意足。
• Work makes us happy and contented.
  工作使我们快乐而满足。
• A contented person is happy with what he has.
  知足者常乐。
• Had you been contented with what nature made you, you would have escaped the chastisement of your betters and also the contempt of your equals.
  如果你过去满足于你自己的天生模样，你就不会受到比你美的人的惩罚，也不会受到跟你相同的人的鄙视了。
• Perhaps, my ideal is not great, but I have already felt contented.
  也许，我的理想并不伟大，但是我已经感到满足了。
• He left with a contented smile on his face.
  他脸上带着满意的微笑离开了。
• I'm easy to be contented, so I'm always happy.
  我很容易满足，所以我一直很快乐。
• Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
  年轻人往往对自己的际遇不甚满意。
• He seems quite contented and happy all the time.
  他好像总是非常知足和高兴。