upset
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. 難過的; 沮喪的
After she died I felt very, very upset. 她死后，我感覺非常非常難過。
Marta looked upset. 瑪爾塔看起來很沮喪。
2. N-COUNT Upset is also a noun. 煩惱; 失望
...stress and other emotional upsets. …壓力和其他情感上的煩惱。
3. V-T If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy. 使…煩惱; 使…不高興
The whole incident had upset me and my fiancée terribly. 整個事件已使我和我的未婚妻非常煩惱。
She warned me not to say anything to upset him. 她警告我不要說任何讓他心煩的話。
4. upsettingADJ 令人煩惱的; 使人不高興的
Childhood illness can be upsetting for children and parents alike. 童年的疾病能使孩子和父母同樣苦惱。
5. V-T If events upset something such as a procedure or a state of affairs, they cause it to go wrong. 攪亂
These latest comments could upset the peace negotiations which are due to begin next week.
這些最新的評論可能攪亂定于下周開始的和平談判。
6. N-COUNT Upset is also a noun. 混亂
Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the Japanese economic machine. 市場對日本經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)器里的任何混亂都是非常敏感的。
7. V-T If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area. 弄翻
Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box. 別碰亂了盒子下面的那幾摞紙。
8. N-COUNT A stomach upset is a slight illness in your stomach caused by an infection or by something that you have eaten. (胃) 不舒服
Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset. 保羅昨晚胃不舒服。
9. ADJ Upset is also an adjective. 不舒服的[ADJ n]
Larry has an upset stomach. 拉里胃不舒服。
10. to upset the applecart→see applecart
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upset (upsetting,upset,upsets)
動詞和形容詞讀作 ??p?s?t。名詞讀作 ?p?s?t。
劍橋詞典
- I didn't mean to upset her - it was just a bit of fun .
- I hadn't realized I'd upset him but apparently he was mortally offended .
- Sue always manages to upset somebody when we go out - she's a real liability .
- Not content with having upset my parents , he then insulted my sister !
- You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts .
upset verb [T] (WORRY)
to make someone worried , unhappy , or angry使心煩意亂；使難過；使生氣
It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident . 一想起那次事故他仍很惱火。
Don't upset your self by thinking about what might have been. 別再去想原本可能會怎樣了，何必自尋煩惱。
例句
upset verb [T] (CHANGE)
to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working
打亂；攪亂
Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert . 哪怕是很小的機(jī)械故障都有可能攪亂我們駕車穿越沙漠的計(jì)劃。
upset verb [T] (KNOCK)
to push or knock something out of its usual position , usually by accident , especially causing it to fall
推；撞；（尤指）打翻，碰倒
Our dog upset the picnic table , spilling food everywhere . 狗撞翻了野餐桌，把我們的食物弄得到處都是。
upset verb [T] (MAKE SICK)
to make someone feel slightly sick
使不適
He can't eat grapes - they upset him/his stomach . 他不能吃葡萄——他的胃受不了。