upset
verb[T]
uk/ʌpˈset/us/ʌpˈset/present participleupsetting|past tense and past participleupsetupsetverb[T](WORRY)
B2
to make someoneworried,unhappy, orangry:
使心烦意乱；使难过；使生气It still upsets him when hethinksabout theaccident.一想起那次事故他仍很恼火。
Don't upsetyourselfbythinkingabout what might have been.别再去想原本可能会怎样了，何必自寻烦恼。
to hurt someone emotionally
- hurtI'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- hurt someone’s feelingsDon't say anything - you'll hurt her feelings.
- upsetI'm sorry the news upset you.
- woundHe had wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted.
- painIt pains me to admit it, but there's nothing I can do to change the situation.
- grieveIt grieved him that he had been the cause of all the bitterness.
feeling sad
- sadShe's been sad ever since her cat died.
- unhappyShe'd had a very unhappy childhood.
- miserableI just woke up feeling miserable.
- upsetThey'd had an argument and he was still upset about it.
- broken-heartedShe was broken-hearted when her partner left.
- I didn'tmeanto upset her - it was just abitoffun.
- I hadn'trealizedI'd upset him butapparentlyhe wasmortallyoffended.
- Sue alwaysmanagesto upset somebody when we go out - she's arealliability.
- Notcontentwith having upset myparents, he theninsultedmysister!
- You mustn't upsetyoursisterwith any morenonsenseaboutghosts.
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
- bite
- gnaw
- haunt
- heartbreaker
- heartbreakingly
- hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
- mess
- nerve
- screw(something)up
- sensitivity
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
- shattering
- tear
- toxic
upsetverb[T](CHANGE)
tochangetheusualorexpectedstateororderof something,especiallyin a way thatstopsit fromhappeningorworking:
打乱；搅乱Anymechanicalproblemswould upsetourplansofdrivingacrossthedesert.哪怕是很小的机械故障都有可能搅乱我们驾车穿越沙漠的计划。
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- delegitimize
- destabilization
- destabilize
- disruptive
- disruptively
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- make wavesidiom
- put the skids undersomethingidiom
- rock
- scupper
- stir
- turn
- unsettle
- unsettling
- unspool
- unspooling
- wave
upsetverb[T](KNOCK)
topushorknocksomething out ofitsusualposition, usually byaccident,especiallycausingit tofall:
推；撞；（尤指）打翻，碰倒Ourdogupset thepicnictable,spillingfoodeverywhere.狗撞翻了野餐桌，把我们的食物弄得到处都是。
Pushing and shoving
- bat
- batsomething/someoneaway
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- bundle
- defenestrate
- dig
- elbow
- goad
- heave
- nudge
- poke
- poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
- prod
- propel
- push
- push off
- scrum
- shoulder
- wheel
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Turning upside down
upsetverb[T](MAKE SICK)
to make someonefeelslightlysick:
使不适He can'teatgrapes- they upset him/hisstomach.他不能吃葡萄——他的胃受不了。
Being & falling ill
- acquire
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be green around the gillsidiom
- be hangingidiom
- be laid upidiom
- break
- bring
- catchyourdeath of coldidiom
- KO
- martyr
- not a hundred percentidiom
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- predisposed
- present
- relapse
- serious
- shiver
- strike
- succumb
Idiom
upset the apple cart
upset
adjective
uk/ʌpˈset/us/ʌpˈset/upsetadjective(WORRIED)
A2[after verb]
worried,unhappy, orangry:
使心烦意乱；使难过；使生气Don't get upsetaboutthedress- there's only a littlestainon it.不要为这条裙子难过了——上面只有一个小污点而已。
[+ to infinitive]She was very upsettohearthat thepartyhad beencancelled.听说聚会取消了，她很沮丧。
[+ that]He was very upsetthatyou didn'treplyto hisemails.你没给他回信，他很失望。
- He wasdreadfullyupset.
- Don'tlether get you all upset.
- Ofcourseyou're upset - it's onlynatural.
- He was intearsandobviouslyvery upset.
- She'sterriblyupset because herfatherpassedaway lastweek.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- wistful
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
upsetadjective(ILL)
B2informal
If you have an upsetstomachyoufeelslightlyill,especiallybecause of something you haveeatenordrunk:
形容肚子不舒服（尤其因为吃喝的东西引起的不适）I have an upsetstomach/tummy-servesmerightforeatingso much.我肚子不舒服——我这是自作自受，谁让自己吃得太多。
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- Aztec two-step
- colic
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- flatus
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- GORD
- IBD
- indigestion
- regurgitation
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding
upset
noun
uk/ˈʌp.set/us/ˈʌp.set/upsetnoun(CHANGE)
[U]
confusionandproblems:
混乱；麻烦How much upset will the newmonitoringprocedurescause?新的监控程序将会带来多大的混乱?
[C]
anoccasionwhen someonebeatstheteamorplayerthat wasexpectedtowin:
爆冷门It would bequitean upset if thefavouritedidn'twin.如果这个夺标大热门没有获胜，那就真是一个大冷门。
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- delegitimize
- destabilization
- destabilize
- disruptive
- disruptively
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- make wavesidiom
- put the skids undersomethingidiom
- rock
- scupper
- stir
- turn
- unsettle
- unsettling
- unspool
- unspooling
- wave
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Winning and defeating
upsetnoun(ILLNESS)
[C]informal
aslightillnessof thestomach:
肠胃不适Melanie has astomach/tummyupset so she won't be going toschooltoday.梅兰妮肚子不舒服，所以今天不去上学了。
Disease & illness - general words
- acute
- aggressiveness
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- calculus
- CFS
- hypochondriac
- iatrogenic
- ill health
- impairment
- incurably
- outbreak
- pathology
- pathway
- terminally
- uncomplicated
- variant
- worried well
- zoonosis