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'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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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？
• 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。
• "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 is vexing to have to wait a long time for him.
  长时间地等他真使人厌烦。
• 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；
• 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。