| 释义 |
upset
verb transitive /ʌpˈset/
(upsetting, upset, upset)
WORRY 烦忧
ESSENTIAL
■to make someone worried, unhappy or angry 使心烦意乱；使难过；使生气•It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.一想起那次事故他仍很恼火。 •[R] Don't upset your self by thinking about what might have been.别再去想原本可能会怎样了，何必自寻烦恼。
verb transitive /ʌpˈset/
(upsetting, upset, upset)
CHANGE 变化
■to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way which stops it from happening or working 打乱；搅乱•Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert.哪怕是很小的机械故障都有可能搅乱我们驾车穿越沙漠的计划。
verb transitive /ʌpˈset/
(upsetting, upset, upset)
KNOCK 撞
■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，把我们的食物弄得到处都是。
verb transitive /ʌpˈset/
(upsetting, upset, upset)
ILLNESS 疾病
■to make someone feel slightly ill 使不适•He can't eat grapes - they upset him/his stomach.他不能吃葡萄——他的胃受不了。
verb transitive /ʌpˈset/
(upsetting, upset, upset)
upset the apple cart
■to cause trouble, especially by spoiling someone's plans 制造麻烦；（尤指）打乱计划
adjective]ʌpˈset/
WORRIED 烦忧
IMPROVER [after verb]
■worried, unhappy or angry 使心烦意乱；使难过；使生气•Don't get upset about the dress - there's only a little stain on it.不要为这件衣服难过了——上面只有一个小污点而已。 •[+ to infinitive] She was very upset to hear that the holiday had been cancelled.听说假期取消了，她很沮丧。 •[+ that] He was very upset that you didn't reply to his letters.你没给他回信，他很失望。
adjective]ʌpˈset/
ILL 疾病 informal
■If you have an upset stomach you feel slightly ill, especially because of something you have eaten or drunk 形容肚子不舒服（尤其因为吃喝的东西引起的不适）•I've got an upset stomach/tummy - serves me right for eating so much.我肚子不舒服——我这是自作自受，谁让自己吃得太多。
noun]ˈʌp.set/
CHANGE 改变
uncountable
■confusion and problems 混乱；麻烦•How much upset will the new monitoring procedures cause?新的监控程式将会带来多大的混乱? countable
■when someone beats the team or player that was expected to win 爆冷门•It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.如果这个夺标大热门没有获胜，那就真是爆冷门。
noun]ˈʌp.set/
ILLNESS 疾病
countable informal
■a slight illness of the stomach 肠胃不适•Melanie's got a stomach/tummy upset so she won't be going to school today.梅兰妮肚子不舒服，所以今天不去上学了。 |