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。