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| /ʌpˈset/ |
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| 1 | to make someone feel sad , worried , or angry 使难过；使烦恼；使生气 |
| I’ m sorry, I didn’ t mean to upset you. 对不起，我不是故意要惹你生气。 |
| People were upset by Hansen’ s rude remarks. 人们被汉森粗鲁的言辞激怒了。 |
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| 2 | to spoil something such as a plan 扰乱，搅乱（计划） |
| I’ m sorry if I’ ve upset your plans for this evening. 如果我打乱了你今晚的计划，我向你道歉。 |
| | 2a | to make something stop working in the normal way 搅乱 | | A new policy on taxation would upset the political balance of the country. 新的税收政策将会打破这个国家的政治平衡。 | |
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| 3 | to knock something over accidentally 打翻；弄翻 |
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| 4 | to defeat an opponent who is considered to be better than you 意外地击败（对手） |
| Sweden came close to upsetting Brazil during their match in Stockholm. 瑞典队在斯德哥尔摩的比赛中差点爆冷击败巴西队。 |
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| - | upset sb’ s stomach
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| to cause an illness that affects someone’ s stomach |
| 使某人肠胃不舒服 |
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| Rich food always upsets my stomach. 油腻的食物总是使我肠胃不适。 |
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| - | upset yourself
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| to become sad , worried , or angry by thinking about something unpleasant |
| 难过；苦恼；生气 |
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| Please don’ t upset yourself like this. 不要让自己这样难过了。 |
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