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upsets

UK //ʌpˈsets//US //ʌpˈsets//

词源

源自中古英语 'upsetten',由 'up-'(向上)和 'settan'(放置)组成,原意为“推翻”或“打乱”。

verb

❶ 使某人感到不安或烦恼,通常指因意外或不好的事情打乱了情绪或计划。

“The bad news upsets her deeply.”

(这个坏消息让她非常难过。)

“Losing the game upsets the whole team.”

(输掉比赛让整个团队都很沮丧。)

❶ 打乱或破坏某种状态或平衡,常用于描述意外事件造成的影响。

“The storm upsets the power supply in the city.”

(暴风雨打乱了城市的电力供应。)

“A small mistake can upset the whole experiment.”

(一个小错误可能会破坏整个实验。)

同义词:disturbs, bothers, disrupts, agitates, unsettles

noun

❶ 指令人不安或烦恼的事情,通常指意外或不如意的情况。

“The team's loss was a big upset.”

(球队的失败是一个巨大的打击。)

“She had a minor upset at work today.”

(她今天在工作中遇到了一点小麻烦。)

同义词:disturbance, disruption, shock, surprise

常见短语

upset the apple cart — 指破坏计划或现状,通常用于形容意外事件打乱了原有的安排。

“His sudden decision to quit upset the apple cart for the whole project.”

(他突然决定退出,打乱了整个项目的计划。)