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ridden
UK /ˈrɪdən/US /ˈrɪdən/
词源
源自古英语 ridan（骑），与德语 reiten 同源，过去分词形式演变自中古英语 riden。
verb
❶ ride的过去分词形式，表示已经骑乘或乘坐过某物，常用于完成时态或被动语态中。
“She has ridden horses since she was a child.”
（她从小就骑马。）
“The bike was ridden by my brother yesterday.”
（这辆自行车昨天被我弟弟骑过。）
同义词:traveled, mounted, journeyed
adjective
❶ 形容被某种负面情绪或状况所困扰或支配，常与介词with连用。
“She was ridden with guilt after the accident.”
（事故发生后，她内心充满愧疚。）
“The old house was ridden with cockroaches.”
（这栋老房子里蟑螂横行。）
同义词:plagued, afflicted, tormented
常见短语
ridden hard and put away wet — 形容被过度使用或虐待后状态糟糕的事物，原指马匹被过度骑乘后未妥善照料。
“After the marathon, he looked like a horse that had been ridden hard and put away wet.”
（马拉松结束后，他看起来像匹被骑到虚脱又没得到照顾的马。）