upset

/ʌpˈset/ v. / adj.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

使难过；使心烦意乱；难过的；烦恼的；不快的

释义与例句

v. 使难过；使心烦意乱
to make someone feel unhappy, worried, or angry
  1. The rude comment clearly upset her.
    那句无礼的话显然让她很难过。
  2. I did not mean to upset you with my question.
    我并不是有意用那个问题让你不开心。
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  1. It upsets him when people ignore his advice.
    别人不理会他的建议时，他会很烦恼。
adj. 难过的；烦恼的；不快的
unhappy, worried, or slightly angry because something unpleasant has happened
  1. She was deeply upset by the news.
    她因这个消息而非常难过。
  2. He was upset about losing his keys.
    他因为丢了钥匙而烦恼。
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  1. There is no need to get upset over such a small mistake.
    没必要为这么小的错误而不快。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 情绪上常用 be upset about/by/over；使某人不快用 upset sb，过去式和过去分词仍是 upset。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • upsetting 令人难过的；令人不安的
    形容词，描述消息、经历或场景令人产生负面情绪，如 an upsetting experience。
同义词
  • distress 使痛苦；使忧虑
    upset 是日常常用词，可表示轻度不快、担心或生气；distress 通常表示更强烈的痛苦或忧虑，语气更正式、更严重。
    The images of the disaster distressed many viewers. 灾难画面令许多观众感到痛苦。
反义词
  • calm 使平静；平静的
    upset 作动词是使情绪不安，calm 作动词是使恢复平静；作形容词时二者分别表示烦恼和平静。
    She tried to calm the frightened child. 她试图让受惊的孩子平静下来。
常见搭配
  • be upset about 因……而难过或烦恼
    They were upset about the decision to close the library. 他们因关闭图书馆的决定而难过。
  • deeply upset 非常难过；深感不安
    He was deeply upset by the way he had been treated. 他因自己受到的对待而深感难过。