2007年7月2日 星期一

英英單字圖文記憶(184) - upset

英英單字圖文記憶(184)

upset [ʌpˈsɛt]

If you are upset, you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you.心煩的;苦惱的;沮喪的
If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area.弄翻;打翻;弄亂;使心煩意亂

【分解】
【前缀】up = up,表:向上。
【字根】set = set,表示:安置
【分析】upset  = 下面的往上放。引申為:弄翻;打翻;心煩的;苦惱的

For example
I hope I haven't said anything to upset you. 但願我沒有說過讓你不高興的話。
Marta looked upset. 瑪爾塔一副沮喪的模樣