Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3776
upset
/ʌpˈset/
adjective
难过的；心烦的；生气的
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
- 1.
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
生气、苦恼或不开心
- 2.
Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
感到不适、恶心或想呕吐
不舒服的；恶心的；生气、苦恼或不开心；感到不适、恶心或想呕吐；弄翻的；混乱的
In use
She felt upset after losing her wallet on the way to work.
He was upset that his favorite team lost the final match.
They looked upset when the store said it was out of the gift.
Connections
Collocations
- get upset
- 生气；心烦
- Don't get upset about the mistake—it happens to everyone.别为这个错误生气——每个人都遇到过。
- deeply upset
- 非常难过；深受打击
- She was deeply upset by the unexpected news.这个意外的消息让她非常难过。
- visibly upset
- 明显心烦意乱
- He was visibly upset during the meeting.会议期间他明显心烦意乱。
- upset stomach
- 肠胃不适；胃不舒服
- I had an upset stomach after eating too much spicy food.我吃了太多辣的东西后胃不舒服。
- be upset with
- 对…生气；生…的气
- My teacher is upset with me for not finishing my homework.老师因为我没完成作业而生我的气。
- feel upset
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：up + set，心里像打翻的杯子，水往上涌——又气又恶心。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：情绪/心情描述、健康/身体不适描述 这个词属于中性常用词，口语和书面语都较常见；作形容词时既可以表达难过、生气或心烦等情绪，也可以描述恶心或想吐等身体不适，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
常用于be upset about/at/over sth.
Pronunciation & Spelling
set, bet, get, let, wet, and reset rhyme with the /sɛt/ ending of upset. Watch out for lookalikes like 'sunset' /ˈsʌn.sɛt/, which does not rhyme because its stress falls on the first syllable, not on -set.
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。
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