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 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。
• 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；
• The boy kept vexing his mother with question.
  那小孩不停地问他母亲问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• How vexing!; How annoying!
  多么烦人呀！
• 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。