Word · Frequency #3776
Fully loadedupsets
使心烦；使生气；使难过
upsets is the third person singular of upset.
核心释义
To make someone angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- 1.
使(某人)生气、苦恼或不开心
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- 2.
扰乱、破坏或不利地改变(某事)
To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
- 3.
倾覆或翻倒(某物)
To tip or overturn (something).
- 4.
意外地击败
To defeat unexpectedly.
- 5.
被打翻或撞倒
To be upset or knocked over.
- 6.
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.
- 7.
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.
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）
用法In use
The canceled flight upset the travelers, who had been waiting for hours.
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.
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.
用法提示：这里 upsetting 是 upset 的现在分词，表示‘正在使……心烦’。
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。
be upset by sth
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象杯子被碰倒（upset），水洒了，心情也 upset（难过）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意：upset 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
发音与拼写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/.
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
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.