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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- upset [^p'sεt]
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- upset [ʌp 'sεt] [ʌp 'set] [ʌp .sεt] [ʌp 'set]
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- 1. vt. 弄倒；使倾覆
- 2. vt. 打乱，搅乱
- 3. vt. 使心烦意乱
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4.
vt.
使不适
- to upset the stomach
- 使胃不舒服
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5.
vt.
原义：树立；竖立
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6.
vt.
推翻，击败
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7.
vt.
[mechanics]
顿锻；镦粗
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8.
vi.
翻倒；倾覆
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9.
noun
翻倒，倾覆；尤指弄倒，打翻
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10.
noun
推翻；击败
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11.
noun
心烦意乱；身体不适
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12.
noun
[mechanics]
（顿锻用的）陷型模；被锻压的部分
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13.
adjective
[rarely used]
树立的；竖的
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14.
adjective
倾覆的
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15.
adjective
被推翻的；被击败的
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16.
adjective
混乱的；乱七八糟的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- upset
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
[also intr]
to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill
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2.
vb
to disturb the normal state, course, or stability of
- to upset the balance of nature
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3.
vb
to disturb mentally or emotionally
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4.
vb
to defeat or overthrow, usually unexpectedly
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5.
vb
to make physically ill
- seafood always upsets my stomach
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6.
vb
to thicken or spread (the end of a bar, rivet, etc) by forging, hammering, or swagging
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7.
n
an unexpected defeat or reversal, as in a contest or plans
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8.
n
a disturbance or disorder of the emotions, body, etc
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9.
n
a tool used to upset a bar or rivet; swage
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10.
n
a forging or bar that has been upset in preparation for further processing
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11.
adj
overturned or capsized
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12.
adj
emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
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13.
adj
disordered; confused
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14.
adj
defeated or overthrown
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15.
adj
[Etymology]
C14 (in the sense: to set up, erect; C19 in the sense: to overthrow); related to Middle High German
u fsetzen to put on, Middle Dutch opzetten
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
[also intr]
to tip or be tipped over; overturn, capsize, or spill
Examples
- We are not ourselves when we are upset.
- 人们情绪不好时往往有些反常。 → ourselves
- to upset a vase
- 打翻一个花瓶 → upset
- to upset a busy schedule
- 打乱繁忙的日程 → upset
- upset by bad news
- 因获悉坏消息而心烦意乱 → upset
- to upset the stomach
- 使胃不舒服 → upset
- He arrived too late to our first date and I am like, so upset.
- 我们第一次约会他就迟到了，当时我简直是气炸了。
- He got upset.
- 他变得心烦意乱起来。
- He did not understand why she was always upset because he couldn't fathom the depth of her feelings for him.
- 他没意识到她对自己的深情，所以才不理解她为什么会这样生气。 → depth
- it doesn't do to upset her
- 不可以让她心烦意乱 → do
- he's silly to be upset
- 他这么难过真是太傻了 → silly
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