Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3776
upset
冷门；意外获胜
核心释义
an unexpected victory by a person or team not expected to win
- 1.
干扰或中断
Disturbance or disruption.
- 2.
心烦意乱；忧虑
an unhappy and worried mental state
- 3.
竞争者或候选人意外获胜
An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.
- 4.
扰乱；使不安
the act of disturbing the mind or body
- 5.
翻倒
An overturn.
- 6.
身体不适；紊乱
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
- 7.
胃部不适
An upset stomach.
- 8.
上集；部分有序集的子集,若x在U且x≤y,则y在U中
An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is in U and x≤y, then y is in U.
- 9.
飞机的飞行姿态或速度超出设计范围,可能导致失控的危险情况
The dangerous situation where the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the designed bounds of operation, possibly resulting in loss of control.
- 10.
支撑篮子立柱的编织行
A woven row supporting the foundation rods for the uprights of a basket.
（肠胃）不适；失调；心烦意乱；不安；混乱；干扰；扰动；翻倒；倾覆；上闭集；上集合
用法In use
The final match was an upset because the youngest player beat the defending champion.
用法提示：此处 upset 是名词，指比赛中不被看好的选手获胜的结果。
Their win over the top-ranked team was one of the biggest upsets in the tournament.
用法提示：upsets 是 upset 的复数形式，同样表示“爆冷”的比赛结果。
Nobody expected that result—it was a complete upset.
用法提示：这里 upset 作名词，意为“出人意料的结果”，前面可用 complete 修饰。
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- upset stomach
- 胃部不适
- She had an upset stomach after eating too much spicy food.她吃了太多辣的食物后胃不舒服。
- emotional upset
- 情绪不安
- The sudden news caused her great emotional upset.这突如其来的消息让她情绪非常不安。
- major upset
- 重大冷门
- The defending champion's defeat was a major upset.卫冕冠军的失利是一个重大冷门。
- cause an upset
- 制造冷门
- The underdog caused an upset by winning the final.这支黑马爆冷赢得了决赛。
- suffer an upset
- 遭遇冷门
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 upset 拆成 up + set：set 好的局面被 up 掀翻，所以指“翻倒/打乱”，引申为比赛爆冷、心里不安。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports、politics、elections 在表示“冷门、意外获胜”时，多用于体育比赛、政治选举等竞争性场合，属于中性且常见的用法，正式和非正式语境中都可以使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词（set, bet, get, let, net, wet）与 upset 的重读元音 /ɛ/ 和尾音 /t/ 完全匹配，形成真押韵。注意形近词如 sunset /ˈsʌn.set/ 和 offset /ˈɒf.set/ 虽以 -set 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，读音不同，不押韵。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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