| 单词 | upset |
| 释义 | upset Word forms: upsets, upsetting , upsetpronunciation note: The verb and adjective are pronounced (ʌpset ). The noun is pronounced (ʌpset ). 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2 If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. After she died I felt very, very upset. Marta looked upset. She sounded upset when I said you couldn't give her an appointment. They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage. [+ by] Synonyms: distressed, shaken, disturbed, worried Upset is also a noun. ...stress and other emotional upsets. 2. verb B2 If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy. The whole incident had upset me and my fiancee terribly. [VERB noun] She warned me not to say anything to upset him. [VERB noun] Don't upset yourself, Ida. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: distress, trouble, disturb, worry upsetting adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Childhood illness can be upsetting for children and parents alike. [+ for] I will never see him again and that is a terribly upsetting thought. 3. verb If events upset something such as a procedure or a state of affairs, they cause it to go wrong. ...a deal that would upset the balance of power in the world's gold markets. [VERB noun] House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property. [VERB noun] Upset is also a noun. Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the economic machine. [+ in] 4. verb If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area. Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box. [VERB noun] ...bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tip over, overturn, capsize, knock over 5. countable noun A stomach upset is a slight illness in your stomach caused by an infection or by something that you have eaten. Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset. It wasn't anything serious. A mild stomach upset, that's all. Synonyms: illness, complaint, disorder, bug [informal] Upset is also an adjective. Larry is suffering from an upset stomach. 6. to upset the applecart phrase If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong. They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart. Idioms: upset the applecart to cause trouble or spoil something His departure at this critical stage could upset the whole applecart. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: upset fans He also upset fans at the gig by hardly doing any drumming. The Sun In a move bound to upset fans, they say that after a movie and one final special, they won't be chalking up any more episodes. The Sun He made them squirm by suggesting they shouldn't upset fans by going on a break. The Sun A string of changes have upset fans since the takeover. The Sun And upset fans have now launched an online campaign to bring back the popular news-room drama after a cliff-hanger ending to the second series, set in 1957. The Sun The exact location of the tree has not been revealed to the public for fear that human traffic would upset the ecosystem the tree inhabits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, hunters have introduced wild boar and deer to the island, upsetting the ecosystem. Times, Sunday Times Now the sea's levels are falling at a rate of a metre each year, badly upsetting the ecosystem and endangering plants and birds. Times, Sunday Times So when events threaten to upset that rhythm, you are not pleased. Times, Sunday Times He gave us time and endless courtesy, but as long as he did his job well, no screaming headline could upset his rhythm. Times, Sunday Times You have to slow down for bends and that can upset his rhythm. The Sun It doesn't take much to upset the rhythm of a highly tuned football club. Times, Sunday Times A bowler can use variation in length to upset the rhythm of a batsman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 生气的, 使心烦 Japanese: 狼狽した, ひっくり返す |
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