be upset about sth
about 后接让人难过或生气的事由，可用名词或动名词。
She is still upset about losing the match.
她仍然因为输掉比赛而难过。
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
生气、苦恼或不开心
Angry, distressed, or unhappy
感到不适、恶心或想呕吐
Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
She felt upset after losing her wallet on the way to work.
她在上班路上丢了钱包，感到很心烦。
用法提示：此处 upset 是形容词，作 felt 的表语，表示“心烦的、难过的”。
He was upset that his favorite team lost the final match.
他很沮丧，因为他最喜欢的球队输掉了决赛。
用法提示：此处 upset 是形容词，用在 was upset that 结构中，表示“难过的、沮丧的”。
They looked upset when the store said it was out of the gift.
商店说礼物没货时，他们看起来很不高兴。
用法提示：此处 upset 是形容词，作 looked 的表语，表示“不高兴的、心烦的”。
about 后接让人难过或生气的事由，可用名词或动名词。
She is still upset about losing the match.
她仍然因为输掉比赛而难过。
with 后接生气的对象，表示对某人心怀不满。
Are you upset with me?
你在生我的气吗？
that 从句说明难过或生气的原因，口语中 that 常省略。
He was upset that no one told him the news.
他因为没人告诉他这个消息而难过。
get upset 强调情绪变化，比 be upset 更口语化；over 也可引出原因。
Don't get upset over small things.
别为小事心烦。
较正式，语气比 upset 强，强调因打击或不幸而深感痛苦，常接 by/at。
更强调持续的“不快乐”或“不满”，不一定包含生气或心烦，也不用于身体不适。
只表达“生气/愤怒”，不能替代表示“难过”或“身体不舒服”的 upset。
侧重因他人言行而感情受伤害、感到委屈，语气较口语化。
语气较轻，多指因小麻烦或烦心事而困扰，情绪强度不如 upset。
grammar · medium
易错句子I'm upset to you for forgetting my birthday.
正确表达I'm upset with you for forgetting my birthday.
对某人感到生气、不满时，upset 后面要用介词 with（或 at），不能按汉语“对你生气”里的“对”直译成 to。to 表示方向或对象，“be upset to sb”并不表示不满。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt upsetting after the meeting.
正确表达I felt upset after the meeting.
-ed 形式的 upset 描述“人自己感到难过、心烦”，而 -ing 形式的 upsetting 表示“令人心烦的”，用来描述引起情绪的事物。表达自己的感受要用 upset，不能用 upsetting。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was upset about that he didn't call her.
正确表达She was upset that he didn't call her.
upset 后接 that 从句时直接跟从句，中间不加介词 about；about 后面只能接名词或动名词（如 upset about the news）。汉语“对……感到难过”里的“对”不能直译成 about 再接 that 从句。
对应“生气、苦恼或不开心”义项；指情绪平静，与 upset 的心烦意乱相反。
对应“生气、苦恼或不开心”义项；指从容镇定，强调情绪受控。
对应“生气、苦恼或不开心”义项；指没有担忧和烦恼。
对应“生气、苦恼或不开心”义项；指心情愉快，与 upset 的情绪低落相反。
对应“感到不适、恶心或想呕吐”义项；指身体舒适无恙。
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。
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。
明显心烦意乱
He was visibly upset during the meeting.
会议期间他明显心烦意乱。
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。
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。
up-（向上）+ set（放置）；同前缀词：update、uphold；同根词：set、reset、offset
打乱计划；破坏安排
Our plans were going well until she upset the applecart.
我们的计划进展顺利，直到她打乱了安排。
爆冷；逆袭击败强手
In a shocking result, the newcomers upset the odds to reach the final.
结果令人震惊，新人们爆冷闯入决赛。
打破平衡；扰乱稳定
A sudden increase in imports could upset the balance of trade.
进口突然增加可能打破贸易平衡。
我不是因为你对我说谎而难过，我难过的是从今往后我无法再相信你。
Many people feel upset when they are lied to, but this quote suggests the deeper hurt is the loss of trust.
很多人在被欺骗时都会感到难过，但这句话表明更深的痛苦是失去信任。
别难过，这不是罪过。
This line from New Radicals' song 'You Get What You Give' encourages people not to be upset about life's setbacks, because making mistakes is not a crime.
这句歌词出自 New Radicals 的歌曲《You Get What You Give》，鼓励人们不要为生活中的挫折而难过，因为犯错并不是犯罪。
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感到难过；心情不好
I feel upset whenever I see someone being treated unfairly.
每当看到有人受到不公平对待时，我都会感到难过。