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

• "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。
• Will you stop poking up and vexing me?
  你可不可以不要激怒我？
• 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。
• 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。
• You take delight in vexing me.
  你是在故意叫我气恼，好让你自己得意吧。
• 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。
• It is vexing to have to wait a long time for him.
  长时间地等他真使人厌烦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。