英汉词典

upset 基本解释

• vt. 使心烦；颠覆；扰乱
• vi. 翻倒
• adj. 心烦的；混乱的；弄翻的
• n. 混乱；翻倒

upset 词态变化

upset 中文词源

原义为set up,固定。现词义实际上是overset的部分词义转移给upset。

upset 英文词源

upset (v.)

mid-15c., "to set up, fix," from up (adv.) + set (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch opsetten "set up, propose," German aufsetzen. Modern sense of "overturn, capsize" (1803) is that of obsolete overset. In reference to the stomach, from 1834. Meaning "to throw into mental discomposure" is from 1805. Related: Upsetting.

upset (n.)

early 15c., "insurrection," from upset (v.). Meaning "overturning of a vehicle or boat" is recorded from 1804.

upset (adj.)

early 14c., "erected," past participle adjective from upset (v.). From 1805 as "distressed."

upset 英文释义

1. an unhappy and worried mental state;

"there was too much anger and disturbance"

"she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

2. the act of disturbing the mind or body;

"his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"

"she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"

3. condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning;

"the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"

"everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

4. a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

5. the act of upsetting something;

"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

6. an improbable and unexpected victory;

"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

upset 同义词解析

upset, agitate, disturb, perturb

这些动词均有"使不安，使心烦意乱"之意。

upset： 最普通，最通俗用词，侧重失去精神上的平静，心理上完全丧失平衡。

agitate： 侧重指内心的焦虑，难于控制，表露于外。

disturb： 指因某人的行动、扰乱、妨碍安静等而使人不得安宁。

perturb： 书面语用词，指使人焦急烦恼，扰得心情不安。

upset 双语例句

1. I hope I haven't said anything to upset you.

但愿我没有说过让你不高兴的话。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans.

阿根廷动荡不定的通货膨胀率可能会破坏那些计划。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It's easy to get a tummy upset from river water.

喝河水很容易闹肚子。

来自柯林斯例句

4. After a pause Alex said sharply: "I'm sorry if I've upset you"

歇了一会儿后，亚历克斯毫不客气地说：“要是让你心烦了，那我很抱歉。”

来自柯林斯例句

5. She spoke haltingly of her deep upset and hurt.

她吞吞吐吐地诉说自己深深的苦恼及伤痛。

来自柯林斯例句

upset 实用场景例句

This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

这项决定很可能会使许多人不快。

牛津词典

Don't upset yourself about it─let's just forget it ever happened.

你别为这事烦恼了——咱们就只当它没发生过。

牛津词典

It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.

让他不高兴的是，谁也没把这件事告诉他。

牛津词典

It upsets me to think of her all alone in that big house.

想到她孤身一人守着那所大房子，我就感到不舒服。

牛津词典

He arrived an hour late and upset all our arrangements.

他迟到了一个小时，把我们的一切安排都打乱了。

牛津词典

She stood up suddenly, upsetting a glass of wine.

她蓦然起身，碰倒了一杯酒。

牛津词典

There's no point getting upset about it.

犯不着为此事难过。

牛津词典

The company has survived the recent upset in share prices.

这家公司撑过了最近股价的动荡。

牛津词典

His health has not been improved by all the upset at home.

家中的纷乱使他的健康毫无起色。

牛津词典

a stomach upset

拉肚子

牛津词典

It had been the cause of much emotional upset.

那便是使人情绪一落千丈的原因。

牛津词典

After she died I felt very, very upset...

她去世之后，我非常非常难过。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Marta looked upset...

玛尔塔一副沮丧的模样。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The whole incident had upset me and my fiancee terribly...

整个事件搞得我和未婚妻都心烦意乱。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She warned me not to say anything to upset him...

她警告我不要说任何让他不高兴的话。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a deal that would upset the balance of power in the world's gold markets...

一桩将会打破全球黄金市场均势的交易

柯林斯高阶英语词典

House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property.

房价很容易受到与房产毫不相干的因素的干扰。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box.

不要把箱子下面那几叠床单弄乱了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale.

撞上了他，差点打翻了姜味汽水

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset...

保罗昨晚肚子不舒服。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It wasn't anything serious. A mild stomach upset, that's all.

没什么大不了的。只是胃有点不舒服，没别的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This accident upset our plans and threw us into confusion.

这个意外事件搅乱了我的阵脚.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He means no harm by saying what he thinks, but people tend to be upset by it.

他想到什么就说什么,并无恶意, 但人们听了心里总是不舒服.

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