upsetting

1. ADJ If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. 难过的; 沮丧的

After she died I felt very, very upset. 她死后，我感觉非常非常难过。

Marta looked upset. 玛尔塔看起来很沮丧。

2. N-COUNT Upset is also a noun. 烦恼; 失望

...stress and other emotional upsets. …压力和其他情感上的烦恼。

3. V-T If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy. 使…烦恼; 使…不高兴

The whole incident had upset me and my fiancée terribly. 整个事件已使我和我的未婚妻非常烦恼。

She warned me not to say anything to upset him. 她警告我不要说任何让他心烦的话。

4. upsettingADJ 令人烦恼的; 使人不高兴的

Childhood illness can be upsetting for children and parents alike. 童年的疾病能使孩子和父母同样苦恼。

5. V-T If events upset something such as a procedure or a state of affairs, they cause it to go wrong. 搅乱

These latest comments could upset the peace negotiations which are due to begin next week.

这些最新的评论可能搅乱定于下周开始的和平谈判。

6. N-COUNT Upset is also a noun. 混乱

Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the Japanese economic machine. 市场对日本经济机器里的任何混乱都是非常敏感的。

7. V-T If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area. 弄翻

Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box. 别碰乱了盒子下面的那几摞纸。

8. N-COUNT A stomach upset is a slight illness in your stomach caused by an infection or by something that you have eaten. (胃) 不舒服

Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset. 保罗昨晚胃不舒服。

9. ADJ Upset is also an adjective. 不舒服的[ADJ n]

Larry has an upset stomach. 拉里胃不舒服。

10. to upset the applecart→see applecart