Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3776
upset
使心烦；使生气；使难过
To make someone angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- 1.
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
使(某人)生气、苦恼或不开心
- 2.
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
扰乱、破坏或不利地改变(某事)
- 3.
To tip or overturn (something).
倾覆或翻倒(某物)
- 4.
To defeat unexpectedly.
意外地击败
- 5.
To be upset or knocked over.
被打翻或撞倒
- 6.
To thicken and shorten a soft or heated piece of metal, by forging or hammering on the end, to shape, for example, rivets or internal combustion engine valves.
通过锻造或锤击金属的末端使其变厚变短,以塑造铆钉或内燃机阀门等
- 7.
To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
在重置过程中缩短(轮胎),最初通过切割并锤击两端
- 8.
To support with an upset (type of woven row).
用编织行支撑
打乱；扰乱；破坏；打翻；翻倒；使倾覆；意外击败；爆冷战胜；镦粗；顶锻；缩短（轮胎）
In use
The canceled flight upset the travelers, who had been waiting for hours.
She was upset by her friend's rude comment.
The loud noise from the street is upsetting the baby.
Verb forms
base upset · third person upsets · -ing upsetting · past upset · past participle upset
不规则变化动词，过去式与过去分词同形。
Connections
Collocations
- upset the balance
- 打破平衡
- The new policy could upset the balance of power.新政策可能会打破权力平衡。
- upset someone's plans
- 打乱某人的计划
- The unexpected rain upset our plans for a picnic.突如其来的雨打乱了我们的野餐计划。
- upset the apple cart
- 打乱计划（或安排）
- His resignation really upset the apple cart.他的辞职确实打乱了计划。
- upset a favorite
- 击败热门选手
- The underdog upset the favorite in the final match.黑马在决赛中击败了热门选手。
- upset someone
- 使某人心烦意乱
- Her harsh words upset him deeply.她严厉的话使他深感不安。
- upset a decision
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象杯子被碰倒（upset），水洒了，心情也 upset（难过）。
Context & Register
通常用于中性及日常语境，描述物体意外翻倒或打翻，常见于口语和叙述性描写。
Grammar Note
注意：upset 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'set', 'reset', 'unset', and 'sunset' share the spelling '-set' and sound /sɛt/, matching the stressed syllable of 'upset'. 'Bet' and 'get' share the /ɛt/ sound but differ in spelling. Note that 'upset' begins with /ʌp/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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