一、詳細(xì)釋義:


adj.

心煩的;混亂的


例句:

I'm always upset when I don't get any mail.

我接不到任何郵件時(shí)總是心煩意亂。


例句:

You've never seen me very upset.

你從沒見過我混亂的樣子。


(腸胃)不適的


例句:

I'm suffering from an upset stomach.

我的腸胃正不舒服著呢。


例句:

I thought it was the food that make my stomach upset.

我以為是食物讓我的腸胃不適。


n.

(腸胃的)不適


例句:

I had a stomach upset last night.

我昨天夜里腸胃不適。


例句:

He was In bed with a tummy upset .

他因腸胃不適而臥床。


混亂;心煩意亂


例句:

The news gave her quite an upset.

這消息使她大為心煩意亂。


例句:

Last minute changes caused a great deal of upset.

出現(xiàn)的臨時(shí)變動(dòng)造成一片混亂。


翻倒,顛覆


例句:

Even so, there is a distinct possibility of an upset.

盡管如此,顛覆仍然是非常有可能的。


例句:

In these letters there are lots of complaints about groups that are causing turmoil and upset in Canaan.

信中有很多對支派的抱怨,這些怨言后來引起了迦南的混亂和顛覆。


v.

打翻,弄翻 [I,T]


例句:

A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat.

鯨尾輕輕一拍便把小船打翻了。


例句:

I've upset a cup of coffee on my shirt.

我打翻了一杯咖啡,灑在我的襯衫上了。


打亂,擾亂 [I,T]


例句:

We have come all this way to arrive at a decision. Do not upset the apple cart now.

我們好不容易要做出決定,現(xiàn)在可不要打亂步驟。


例句:

Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.

她取消了巴黎之行打亂了我們的計(jì)劃。


使心煩 [T]


例句:

This, however, upset and displeased the peasants.

但這都使農(nóng)民很不高興。


例句:

The volatile political situation in Singapore upset the people.

動(dòng)蕩不定的新加坡政局使人民感到不安。


推翻,顛覆 [I,T]


例句:

Nothing can upset us.

沒有什么能顛覆我們。


例句:

The baby-boomers will upset the pattern.

但是嬰兒潮一代將會(huì)顛覆這種模式。


二、詞義辨析:


upset,agitate,disturb,perturb

這些動(dòng)詞均有“使不安,使心煩意亂”之意。 upset最普通,最通俗用詞,側(cè)重失去精神上的平靜,心理上完全喪失平衡。 agitate側(cè)重指內(nèi)心的焦慮,難于控制,表露于外。 disturb指因某人的行動(dòng)、擾亂、妨礙安靜等而使人不得安寧。 perturb書面語用詞,指使人焦急煩惱,擾得心情不安。


三、相關(guān)短語:


upset stomach

n. 肚子痛


upset price

拍賣底價(jià),最低售價(jià),開拍價(jià)格


stomach upset

n. 腸胃不適,消化不良


四、參考例句:


Nothing can upset us.

沒有什么能顛覆我們。


She appeared quite upset.

她看起來很煩惱。


The news upset him emotionally.

這消息使他心煩意亂。


Why are you upset today?

你今天為什么心煩?


He had an upset?stomach.

他胃不舒服。


He almost upset the boat.

他差點(diǎn)把小船弄翻了。


He had an upset stomach.

他肚子不舒服。


His sudden death upset everybody.

他的突然去世使大家深感悲傷。


The news completely upset them.

這消息使他們極為心煩。


Don't get so upset.

別這么沮喪。