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

• 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。
• In a vexing situation try laughing rather than snarling;
  在令人烦恼的情况下试着发笑而不要怒气冲冲；
• 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。
• 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。
• How vexing!; How annoying!
  多么烦人呀！
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。