vexing

英 [ˈveksɪŋ]

美 [ˈveksɪŋ]

v.  使恼火; 使烦恼; 使忧虑
vex的现在分词

BNC.42850 / COCA.22122

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恼火;使困惑;使伤脑筋
  If someone or somethingvexesyou, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated.
  1. It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back...
     一想到别人在背后说我闲话，我就很恼火。
  2. Everything about her vexed him.
     有关她的一切都令他困惑。

英英释义

adj

• causing irritation or annoyance
  1. tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
  2. aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
  3. found it galling to have to ask permission
  4. an irritating delay
  5. nettlesome paperwork
  6. a pesky mosquito
  7. swarms of pestering gnats
  8. a plaguey newfangled safety catch
  9. a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
  10. a vexatious child
  11. it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
  Synonym:annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepeskypesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatious
• extremely annoying or displeasing
  1. his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
  2. I've had an exasperating day
  3. her infuriating indifference
  4. the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening
  Synonym:exasperatinginfuriatingmaddening

双语例句

• Hecklers in the crowd asked irrelevant questions for the sole purpose of vexing the speaker.
  人群中的发问者们问了些不相干的问题，只是为了难住发言人。
• How vexing!; How annoying!
  多么烦人呀！
• It's a vexing question, one that millions of people and their doctors face each year.
  这是一件非常令人苦恼的事情，每年都有一百万的人和医生，面对这样的问题。
• I wish your Christmas festival happiness, never vexing, the happiness is matchless, wishing God to protect you forever.
  我祝你圣诞节快乐，永不烦恼，快乐无比，愿上帝永远保佑你。
• So I think it would be fair to say that the next four months are loaded with import for the United States as we confront vexing and important challenges in the Asian Pacific region.
  所以，我认为，可以说，在我们面对亚太地区棘手和重要的挑战之际，今后四个月美国有许多重要事务处理。
• In addition to this serious limitation, there is a more vexing comparative problem.
  除了这一严重的局限性，但还存在一个更加复杂的比较性问题。
• In any case, the classification of legends has been a vexing matter;
  在任何时候，要分清什么是传说是件令人晕眩的事。
• These vexing practical problems cannot be adequately addressed without also considering important philosophical, religious and ethical issues.
  这些令人烦恼的实际问题，不能得到充分解决的同时考虑重要的哲学，宗教和道德问题。
• It was the choice of a washing machine, however, that proved most vexing.
  然而，最让人烦恼的原来是关于洗衣机的选择。
• Many psychological and physiological problems vexing an adolescent student can be readily solved in a co-educational school.
  许多困扰青少年学生的心理和生理问题可以在男女共校的学校中解决。