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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Honeybee collapse has been particularly vexing because there is no one cause, but rather a thousand little cuts.
  蜜蜂的死亡尤其令人忧心，因为起因并非只有一个，而是有上千种轻微的破坏因素。
• How vexing!; How annoying!
  多么烦人呀！
• Doing other matters usually cannot scatter to the vexing attention, also be say agony's seem cannot get away from.
  做其他事常常不能分散对烦恼的注意，也就是说烦恼好像摆脱不了。
• 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。
• You take delight in vexing me.
  你是在故意叫我气恼，好让你自己得意吧。
• 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；