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  • Conjugation : past  upset ; ing  upsetting
  • Derivatives : n  upsetter
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

upset [^p'sεt]
  1. 1. vt. [+person] (make unhappy) 使苦恼
  2. 2. vt. [+glass etc] (knock over) 打翻
  3. 3. vt. [+routine] [ plan] (disturb) 打乱
  4. 4. adjective (unhappy) 心烦意乱的
  5. 5. adjective [+stomach] 不舒服的
  6. 6. noun [BRIT] to have/get a stomach upset 感到肠胃不适
    to be upset about sth
    为某事感到烦恼
    to get upset
    感到难过
  7. 7. noun (offended) 感到生气

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

upset [ʌpˈset] [ʌpˈset] [ˈʌpset]
  1. 1. vt. 打乱扰乱
    The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries.
    充满敌意谈话颠覆了两国之间和平关系
  2. 2. vt. 使不安,使苦恼,使心烦意乱
  3. 3. vt. 使费神,使费心,使深思
    This book upset me.
    这本书令我不安
  4. 4. vt. 碰翻,打翻,弄倒
  5. 5. vt. [Metallurgy] [Mechanics] 用(铁模)锻造
  6. 6. vt. 意外击败意外获胜
    The foreign team upset the local team.
    外地队战胜了本地队。
  7. 7. n.[u] 不安忧虑困扰
    She didn't realize the upset she caused me.
    没有意识到让我难过
  8. 8. n.[u] 颠覆倾覆
    His carelessness could have caused an ecological upset.
    他的粗心大意可能造成一次生态破坏
  9. 9. n.[u] 失调紊乱
    Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time.
    每个人都会偶尔出现消化不良
  10. 10. n.[c] [Metallurgy] [Mechanics] 缩锻,镦锻,陷型模
  11. 11. n.[u] 翻转翻到颠倒
    He was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed.
    由于雪橇高速下倾覆而严重受伤
  12. 12. n.[c] 意外的胜利意外的成功
  13. 13. adjective 不安的,苦恼的,心烦意乱的
  14. 14. adjective 困惑的,混乱的,糊涂
  15. 15. adjective 意外落败的
  16. 16. adjective 不舒服的,略有不适
  17. 17. adjective 推翻的,翻转的,颠覆

Collins English-English Dictionary

upset
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] [also intr] to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill
  2. 2. vb to disturb the normal state, course, or stability of
    to upset the balance of nature
  3. 3. vb to disturb mentally or emotionally
  4. 4. vb to defeat or overthrow, usually unexpectedly
  5. 5. vb to make physically ill
    seafood always upsets my stomach
  6. 6. vb to thicken or spread (the end of a bar, rivet, etc) by forging, hammering, or swagging
  7. 7. n an unexpected defeat or reversal, as in a contest or plans
  8. 8. n a disturbance or disorder of the emotions, body, etc
  9. 9. n a tool used to upset a bar or rivet; swage
  10. 10. n a forging or bar that has been upset in preparation for further processing
  11. 11. adj overturned or capsized
  12. 12. adj emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
  13. 13. adj disordered; confused
  14. 14. adj defeated or overthrown
  15. 15. adj [Etymology] C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German ufsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten

Examples

We are not ourselves when we are upset.
人们情绪不好时往往有些反常。
to upset a busy schedule
打乱繁忙的日程
to upset the stomach
使胃不舒服
He got upset.
他变得心烦意乱起来。
it doesn't do to upset her
不可以让她心烦意乱

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