| 词组 | upset |
| 释义 | adjective | verb upset1 /ˌʌpˈset◂/ adjective unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happenedadverbsdeeply upset (=very upset) She’s still deeply upset about her uncle’s death.all upset spoken (=very upset) She got all upset and started crying.too upset Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.genuinely upset He sounded genuinely upset on the phone.verbsget upset (=become upset) There’s no need to get upset – he’ll be back very soon.seem/sound/look upset She noticed that her friend looked upset.make sb upset It makes me upset just to think about it.prepositionsupset about/at/over sth Her father was upset about losing his licence.THESAURUS: upset hurt upset and shocked because someone has been unkind to you, especially someone that you trusted and thought was a friend: Bill felt deeply hurt when he realized she had lied to him. | Gretta was really hurt that none of her friends came to visit her in the hospital. | Jackson was said to be deeply hurt by the newspaper reports about him. | He had a hurt expression on his face. distressed very upset: Matilda was too distressed to speak. | The patient was clearly in a distressed state. | The woman looked distressed. | She was visibly distressed after hearing of her husband’s accident (=you could see from her appearance that she was distressed). | Priests have been counselling distressed relatives of the victims. distraught so upset and worried that you are unable to do normal things, and nothing can make you feel calm. Distraught sounds rather formal and is mainly used in written descriptions: Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he felt like committing suicide. | The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return. | She was too distraught to attend the news conference. | Casey was totally distraught that they were throwing him out of school. He couldn't believe it. in a (terrible) state BrE so upset that you cannot stop crying: She called me one night in a terrible state, saying she wanted to die. | I could see that she was in a bit of a state. be worked up informal to be very upset or angry, especially about something that is not very serious or important: It’s not worth getting worked up about. Anyone can make a mistake. | I was too worked up to sleep. adjective | verb upset2 /ʌpˈset/ verb 1. to change something in a way that causes problemsnounsupset the balance It’s important not to upset the balance of nature.upset sb’s plans Ken’s visit upset her plans for the day.phrasesupset the apple cart informal (=do something which causes problems) Ministers are anxious not to upset the apple cart by making changes too quickly.2. to make someone feel unhappy or worriednounsupset sb’s feelings I was careful not to upset her feelings. |
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