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

• 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。
• 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。
• Can you offer a fresh perspective on a vexing problem that has been plaguing your managers for months?
  你能对一个让你的经理们数月以来伤脑筋的问题提供新看法吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• But that will make us a better people when we do that. One of the most vexing issues John Kennedy faced while in office was civil rights.
  但是这个过程中，我们会变得更好。肯尼迪任期内最让人头疼的是民权问题。
• The king reading the lettered, and get a fright, heart the inside is very vexing;
  国王看了信，吓了一跳，心中很是烦恼；
• As powerful as this exercise was for me, it posed a few vexing questions.
  虽然这个的练习对我来说效力很大，可是却有一些头疼的问题。
• Will you stop poking up and vexing me?
  你可不可以不要激怒我？