Upset
[ʌp'set] or [ʌp'sɛt]
解释:
(noun.) the act of upsetting something; 'he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.
(verb.) disturb the balance or stability of; 'The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries'.
(verb.) defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; 'The foreign team upset the local team'.
(verb.) cause to lose one's composure.
(adj.) mildly physically distressed; 'an upset stomach' .
(adj.) used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; 'the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers' .
编辑:卢克--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To set up; to put upright.
(v. t.) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
(v. t.) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
(v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
(v. t.) To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
(v. i.) To become upset.
(a.) Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
(n.) The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
希拉里校对
同义词及近义词:
v. a. Overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy.
伊丽莎白编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablish
ANT:Establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm
丹尼校对
解释:
v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow.—v.i. to be upset.—n. Up′set an overturn.—adj. relating to what is set up for sale in phrase Upset price the sum at which anything is started at a public sale.—ns. Upset′ment; Upset′ter.—adj. Upset′ting discomposing: (Scot.) conceited assuming.
编辑:马克斯
例句:
- In a place like this I'm sure to upset something, tread on people's toes, or do something dreadful, so I keep out of mischief and let Meg sail about. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- The fact is that I am a little upset, and you must put it all down to that. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Sir Percival filled another glass from the decanter so awkwardly that he upset it and spilt all the wine over the table. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Edison's whole method of work would upset the system of any office. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Put it down on the table, please, and don't upset anything. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- But Mr. Welland was terribly upset; he had a slight temperature every morning while we were waiting to hear what had been decided. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- I feel quite upset, said the good lady, as she hastily departed. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Jo's upset the cake again! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- How far otherwise he would have characterized him had his temper not been upset, I scarcely need intimate. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- At the same time I recognize that the evidence is purely circumstantial, and that some new development may upset it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Stage-coaches were upsetting in all directions, horses were bolting, boats were overturning, and boilers were bursting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- It's very bad for him to be worried, and whenever anything upsetting happens, it always brings on an attack. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- I persisted in upsetting him by returning again and again to the subject. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Don't blame me for upsetting your sleeping arrangements, Mr. Betteredge--blame the Diamond. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- No insight into the evident fact that power upsets all mechanical foresight and gravitates toward the natural leaders seems to have illuminated those historic deliberations. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
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