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。
• 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。
• 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's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.
  这个问题和古埃及司芬克思的谜语一样令人费解。
• 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。
• Will you stop poking up and vexing me?
  你可不可以不要激怒我？
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Among the various forms of dizziness, clinicians have found CSD to be particularly vexing.
  在各种类型的眩晕中，临床医生已发现慢性主观性眩晕患者特别易怒。