upset sb
upset 后直接跟表示人的宾语，表示使某人情绪变坏，语气比 annoy 更重。
The way he spoke upset his mother.
他说话的方式让他母亲很难过。
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）
To make someone angry, distressed, or unhappy.
使(某人)生气、苦恼或不开心
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
扰乱、破坏或不利地改变(某事)
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
倾覆或翻倒(某物)
To tip or overturn (something).
意外地击败
To defeat unexpectedly.
被打翻或撞倒
To be upset or knocked over.
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
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.
在重置过程中缩短(轮胎),最初通过切割并锤击两端
To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
用编织行支撑
To support with an upset (type of woven row).
一般现在时
She often upsets her parents with her behavior.
她的行为经常让父母心烦。
一般过去时
The news upset him deeply yesterday.
昨天这消息让他非常难过。
现在完成时
He has upset the balance of the team.
他打破了团队的平衡。
不规则变化动词，过去式与过去分词同形。
The canceled flight upset the travelers, who had been waiting for hours.
航班取消让旅客们心烦，他们已经等了好几个小时。
用法提示：这里 upset 是动词，主语为事件，宾语为人，表示‘使心烦’。
She was upset by her friend's rude comment.
她被朋友粗鲁的评论弄得心烦。
用法提示：这里 upset 作动词用于被动语态，表示‘被弄得心烦’。
The loud noise from the street is upsetting the baby.
街上的噪音让宝宝心烦。
用法提示：这里 upsetting 是 upset 的现在分词，表示‘正在使……心烦’。
upset 后直接跟表示人的宾语，表示使某人情绪变坏，语气比 annoy 更重。
The way he spoke upset his mother.
他说话的方式让他母亲很难过。
被动语态中主语是受影响的人，by 后接引起这种情绪的事物。
She was upset by the unfair criticism.
那些不公平的批评让她很难过。
此义指打乱、破坏，宾语多为计划、安排、平衡等抽象事物。
Heavy rain upset our plans for the weekend.
大雨打乱了我们周末的计划。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bad news upsetted her.
正确表达The bad news upset her.
upset 是不规则动词，原形、过去式和过去分词同形（upset–upset–upset），不能像规则动词那样加 -ed 变成 upsetted。表示已经发生的事，直接用 upset 作谓语即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bad news was really upset.
正确表达The bad news was really upsetting.
upset 的现在分词 upsetting 意为「令人心烦的」，用来描述引起情绪的事物；而 upset 描述的是人的感受。本句主语 the bad news 是事物，所以要用 upsetting。
grammar · medium
易错句子Bad news always upset me.
正确表达Bad news always upsets me.
news 虽以 -s 结尾，但作主语时按不可数单数看待，一般现在时的谓语要用第三人称单数形式 upsets。学习者常因词尾的 -s 误以为它是复数，从而错用原形 upset。
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。
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。
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。
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。
使某人心烦意乱
Her harsh words upset him deeply.
她严厉的话使他深感不安。
up + set
与情感上的烦恼和不安相关
与物体被翻倒导致液体流出相关
与失去平衡或稳定相关
与意外击败或突然失去镇定相关
与扰乱秩序或平衡导致混乱相关
打乱计划，破坏安排
His sudden resignation upset the apple cart for the entire project.
他的突然辞职打乱了整个项目的计划。
使某人胃部不适
Eating too much spicy food can upset your stomach.
吃太多辛辣食物会让你的胃不舒服。
打破平衡
The new policy could upset the balance of power in the region.
新政策可能打破该地区的权力平衡。
你让我心烦，宝贝。
The song 'You Upset Me Baby' expresses the pain of a lover's betrayal.
歌曲《你让我心烦，宝贝》表达了爱人背叛的痛苦。
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推翻决定
The court upset the previous decision.
法院推翻了之前的决定。