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

• The number of defaults required to set off such a chain reaction was a vexing unknown.
  要引发这样一个连锁反应的违约数量是个让人恼火的未知数。
• Traveling is so exhausting and vexing; it's apt to show a person's true self.
  旅行是最劳顿，最麻烦，叫人本相毕现的时候。
• "Our clients are asking us to partner with them on a range of vexing issues," he adds.
  “目前，世界银行的借款客户要求我们就一系列棘手问题同其开展合作，”他补充说。
• I particularly enjoyed the IRC channels and found answers to some of my most vexing configuration problems.
  我尤其喜欢IRC频道，在它上面我可以找到一些答案，用于解决那些令我恼火的问题。
• Will you stop poking up and vexing me?
  你可不可以不要激怒我？
• 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。
• The boy kept vexing his mother with question.
  那小孩不停地问他母亲问题。
• 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。
• You take delight in vexing me.
  你是在故意叫我气恼，好让你自己得意吧。
• What's more, it provides insight into a vexing question: How can the entirety of human experience arise from tiny electrical impulses?
  更重要的是，该研究为我们探讨一个深奥的问题提供了启示：人类的体验作为一个整体，是如何从微小的电脉冲中诞生的？