| 释义 |
up·set /ʌpˈset/ vt. | vi. | n. | a.
I (-set; -set·ting)
❶ vt.
1. 弄翻，打翻
He upset a cup (the milk). 他把杯子(牛奶)打翻了。
upset a boat (a motorcycle) 使船(摩托车)倾覆
I've upset a tin of paint on the carpet. 我将一罐油漆打翻在地毯上。
2. 打乱，搅乱
upset a plan (a busy schedule) 打乱计划(排得很紧的时间表)
upset the market 搅乱市场
They would upset the whole atmosphere. 他们会搅乱整个气氛。
3. 使心烦意乱，使苦恼；使(身体、肠胃等)不适
The news quite upset him. 那消息使他心烦意乱。
It upset me to learn of their attitude. 听说他们的态度后我很不高兴。
The foreign food upset him (his stomach). 异国食品使他(他的胃)感到不适。
4. 使无效
5. (比赛、竞争等中)意外地击败；推翻
The independent candidate upset the mayor in the election. 选举中那个无党派候选人意外地击败了市长。
upset a will (an argument) 推翻遗嘱(论点)
upset a government 推翻政府
6. 【冶】镦粗，加厚，顶锻；(金属轮箍等重装时)缩锻
7. 〈古〉竖立，竖起
❷ vi.
翻倒；倾覆
The dish upset when you kicked it. 你一踢，那盘子翻了。
The milk upset when you kicked the dish. 你踢着那盘子，牛奶便打翻了。
II /ˈʌpset/
n.
1. 翻倒；倾覆
2. 混乱；搅乱
The fire caused an upset in the office. 火灾在办公室里引起了一场混乱。
an upset of (或 in, to) a plan (timetable) 计划(时间表)的打乱
3. 〈口〉吵架
4. 心烦意乱，苦恼；(身体、肠胃等的)不适
He went through a big upset after his father's death. 父亲死后他经受了极大的苦恼。
5. (比赛、竞争等中的)意外击败；意外结果
suffer an upset 遭到意外的挫败
an upset over the other team 对于对方球队出乎意表的取胜
6. 【冶】(镦粗用的)陷型模；镦粗的零件；(螺栓等)缩锻金属条的粗大末端
7. 子弹击中时的膨胀
III /ʌpˈset，ˈʌpset/
a.
1. 弄翻的，倾覆的
an upset boat (milk pail) 倾覆的船(牛奶桶)
2. (被)击败的；意外地击败对方的
an upset victory 意外的胜利
3. 搅乱的，混乱的
The house is upset. 屋里很乱。
4. 心烦的，苦恼的
He is emotionally upset. 他心绪烦乱。
I was pretty upset about the rumours (the hearings). 我为那些谣言(听证会)感到十分烦恼。
The public gets upset about prostitution. 公众对卖淫问题感到苦恼。
He was so upset at the intrusion. 他因为被打扰而很不高兴。
He was horribly upset over her illness. 他为她的病而忧心忡忡。
She was upset with me about my expenses. 她因为我的花费而对我生气。
They were very upset by the poverty they saw in the inner city. 他们为在市中心贫民区看到的穷困而极度苦恼。
He was upset to learn that he had been left out of the team. 他听说自己没能进球队而感到沮丧。
They were upset that the bill had been stalled. 他们因那议案受阻而烦恼。
Edie is pregnant. I don't want her (to get) upset. 伊迪怀孕了，我不想让她烦心。
5. 不适的
have an upset stomach 感到肠胃不舒服
6. 〈古〉竖立的，竖起的 |