cause to worry, be sad, be angry, etc.
Noun:
an unhappy and worried mental state;there was too much anger and disturbance
she didn't realize the upset she caused me
the act of disturbing the mind or body;his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning;the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
a tool used to thicken or spread metal the end of a bar or a rivet etc. by forging or hammering or swagingthe act of upsetting something;he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
an improbable and unexpected victory;the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
Adjective:
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief;too upset to say anything
spent many disquieted moments
distressed about her son's leaving home
lapsed into disturbed sleep
worried parents
a worried frown
one last worried check of the sleeping children
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;troops fleeing in broken ranks
a confused mass of papers on the desk
the small disordered room
with everything so upset
used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win;the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers
mildly physically distressed;an upset stomach
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom;an overturned car
the upset pitcher of milk
sat on an upturned bucket
Verb:
disturb the balance or stability of;The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
cause to lose one's composuremove deeply;This book upset me
A troubling thought
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position;The cat knocked over the flower vase
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
he tumped over his beer
form metals with a swagedefeat suddenly and unexpectedly;The foreign team upset the local team
v.动词
upset, agitate, disturb, perturb这组词都有“扰乱”的意思。其区别是：
disturb有时并不意味着使受扰的人动了感情; perturb的意思是“把…扰得紊乱不安”,使受扰乱者焦急烦恼; agitate强调使受扰乱者感情激动甚至不能克制自己; upset的意思是使人心绪烦乱,感觉不舒服,或打乱预定的安排。
upset, capsize, overturn这组词的共同含义是“打翻”。其区别是：
overturn指“颠覆,推翻”已经确立的政权、制度等; capsize原意是“倾覆”车、船等,引申指把某物突然底朝天地翻过来或彻底扰乱某种精神状态; upset指身体、思想或感情上由于内部或外部原因而失调,尤指废止或推翻某种制度、计划等。
adj.形容词
upset, nervous这两个词的共同意思是“烦乱,不安”。其区别是：
nervous表示内在的惴惴不安,精神上的紧张状态,而表露在外的可能是“镇静的”; upset是指情绪上或感情上的突变,强调完全失去了心理平衡,有“心烦意乱的”含义,这种紧张状态也许表露在外,也许表露在内。例如:
Some are nervous in the dark.有些人在黑暗里会感到不安。
She was deeply upset.她感到烦躁不安。upset，agitate，disturb，perturb这些动词均有“使不安，使心烦意乱”之意。
upset最普通，最通俗用词，侧重失去精神上的平静，心理上完全丧失平衡。
agitate侧重指内心的焦虑，难于控制，表露于外。
disturb指因某人的行动、扰乱、妨碍安静等而使人不得安宁。
perturb书面语用词，指使人焦急烦恼，扰得心情不安。
用作动词 v.
～+名词upset the bird's net把鸟巢吹翻upset the car翻车upset the chair把椅子打翻upset the chess board搅乱棋盘upset the cup把杯子打翻upset the economic relations搅乱经济关系upset the glass of milk打翻奶瓶upset the plans打乱计划upset the schedule打乱安排upset the vase打翻花瓶upset the world balance of power打破世界力量均衡～+副词upset amazingly令人惊异地打翻upset emotionally激动地打翻upset mentally内心地打乱upset mysteriously秘密地弄翻upset nervously心神不宁地弄翻upset remarkably不平常地弄翻upset significantly意味深长地打乱upset suddenly突然打翻upset unaccountably莫名其妙地打翻upset unexpectedly意外地打翻upset wearily令人厌烦地打翻用作形容词 adj.～+名词upset pail打翻的桶副词+～mentally upset心烦意乱～+介词get upset about为…而心烦
用作动词v.
upset at〔about,over〕 v.+prep.
为…而难过/生气 be sad or angry for sth
upset sb at〔about,over〕 sth/v-ingShe was upset with me about my expense.她因为我的花费而对我生气。
He was horribly upset over her illness.他为她的病情而忧心忡忡。
She is really upset over not finding a job.她找不到工作很不高兴。
He was upset at not being welcomed.他因不受人欢迎而生气。近义词v. disturboverturnadj. distressed
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AA high bottle upsets easily.高瓶易倒。
The dish upset when you kicked.你踢了那个盘子,它翻了。
If you don't sit still, the boat will upset.如果你不坐好,小船会翻的。
The boat upset and floated in the river.船翻了以后在江上漂浮。
The car upset when it came to a sharp turn.在急转弯时车翻了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.The cat upset the vase.猫把花瓶打翻了。
He upset my chair.他把我的椅子翻倒了。
The child upset the glass of milk.孩子打翻了奶瓶。
He upset a glass of wine over the table.他把一杯酒打翻在桌上。
She upset the cup and the coffee went all over the floor.她把杯子打翻,咖啡流了一地。
He upset his car at the turn of the road.他在公路拐弯的地方翻了车。
The wind has upset the bird's net.风把鸟巢吹翻了。
The child reached out to upset the chess board, but his brother grabbed his hand.小孩伸手搅乱棋盘,可是他哥哥抓住了他的手。
The rain upset our plans for a picnic.这场雨打乱了我们的野餐计划。
The unexpected visit upset our schedule.意外的访问打乱了我们的日程安排。
He said that the demand would upset the economic relations among nations.他说这个要求会搅乱国家间的经济关系。
They were afraid this would upset the world balance of power.他们担心这会打破世界力量均衡。
This completely upset the enemy's strategic plan and troop disposition.这完全打乱了敌人的军事计划和战略部署。
The bad news upset him.坏消息使他心烦意乱。
His friend's death upset him very much.他朋友的去世使他很难过。
You oughtn't to have gone to the funeral. I know it would upset you.本来你就不该参加葬礼,我知道去了会使你很难过。
The boat was upset by the waves.波浪把那条船打翻了。
Our plans were upset by the sudden change in the weather.我们的计划因天气变化而搅乱了。
The files were so upset that no one could find anything.档案乱七八糟的,没有人能找得到东西。
His mind was too much upset.他心烦意乱。
Please don't get upset. I was only joking.请别生气,我只是开个玩笑而已。
She appeared quite upset.她看起来很烦恼。其他She had an upset stomach.她感到肠胃不舒服。用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He had an upset stomach.他肚子不舒服。
用作表语
S+be+～He was very upset.他非常心烦。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseShe's upset about losing the money.她为丢钱的事而心烦。
He was upset at not being welcomed.他因不受人欢迎而生气。
He was horribly upset over her illness.他为她的病情而忧心忡忡。
She was upset with me about my expense.她因为我的花费而对我生气。
v.动词
upset的基本意思是“打翻”“弄翻”,指由于外部或内部因素而使某物失掉平衡,由直立的或适当的位置倾倒。引申可表示“颠覆”“倾覆”等,即废除正建立起来或已确定的某事物。
upset在作“打乱”“搅乱”解时,指使人心绪烦乱,感觉不舒服或打乱预定的安排。引申可表示“使不安”“使生气”“使难受”“使不舒服”等。
upset既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,其后一般接名词、代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
upset的过去分词upset可用作形容词,在句中可作定语或表语,其主语通常指人。
upset的过去式和过去分词均为upset。
动词56%,形容词35%,名词9%
用作形容词I'm alwaysupsetwhen I don't get any mail.我接不到任何邮件时总是心烦意乱。
There is no reason to get soupset.完全没有理由如此心烦意乱。
Try not to get tooupsetabout it.尽量不要过于为此烦恼。
He was veryupsetthat you didn't reply to his letters.你没有给他回信,他很不安。
I'm suffering from anupsetstomach.我的肠胃正不舒服着呢。用作动词The generals plotted toupsetthe government.将军们策划推翻政府。
Heupseta bottle of ink.他打翻了一瓶墨水。
A flurry of windupsetthe small boat.一阵疾风吹翻了小船。
The foreign teamupsetthe local team.这个外来队竟把地方队给颠覆了。
In fact, it's inorganic chemistry and it hasupsetthe aquatics world.实际上，这种新型泳衣就是无机化学的产物，它已经颠覆了整个水上运动界。
The whole plan wasupsetowing to his absence.由于他没来,整个计划都给打乱了。
The news completelyupsetthem.这消息使他们极为心烦。用作名词Last-minute changes caused a great deal ofupset.出现的临时变动造成一片混乱。
The generals plotted toupsetthe government.将军们策划推翻政府。
Conflict in North Korea or the toppling of Kim Jong Il's government there couldupsetboth of those goals, Chinese analysts say.中国分析家说，如果在朝鲜发生冲突或是推翻金正日政权，那么会使这两个目标的实现受挫。