vex

英 [veks]

美 [veks]

v. 使恼火; 使烦恼; 使忧虑

过去分词：vexed　现在分词：vexing　过去式：vexed　第三人称单数：vexes　复数：vexes　

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BNC.19006 / COCA.17663

牛津词典

verb

使恼火；使烦恼；使忧虑
to annoy or worry sb

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

verb

be a mystery or bewildering to
1. This beats me!
2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
3. a vexing problem
4. This question really stuck me
Synonym:perplexstickgetpuzzlemystifybafflebeatposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusgravelamazedumbfound
subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation
1. vex the subject of the death penalty
change the arrangement or position of
Synonym:agitatedisturbcommoveshake upstir upraise up
disturb the peace of mind of
1. I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
Synonym:worry
cause annoyance in
1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Synonym:annoyragget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlegravelchafedevil

双语例句

'Then,' said Good Mrs. Brown, taking her own seat on the bones, 'don't vex me.
那么，善良的布朗太太在骨头上坐下来，说道，别惹我恼火。
Manually maintained by Middleton, updates are sometimes slow; and Vex.
网站由Middleton手工维护，有时候更新很慢；
A lack of proper signage, the absence of left-turn lanes, terrifying traffic circles for which the right of way seems to go to the fastest driver and an unpredictable public transit system can vex the visitor.
缺乏恰当的引导标识，没有左转道，似乎只有反应最敏捷的司机才能搞定的环形交叉路口，和一个让外地人头痛的公共交通系统。
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。
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
你们搅扰我的心，用言语压碎我，要到几时呢。
Hereafter, we must be cautious how we vex her.
从今以后，我们一定要小心不去惹她了。
Still, the idea that thanking people with things can vex them is quite hard to swallow if you love to buy gifts, and I, for one, am loath to stop.
不过，如果你喜欢买礼物，那么可能很难接受用礼物表达谢意会惹恼别人的观点，我就不愿停手。
Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim.
疾风使大胆的吉姆烦恼不已。
This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government.
看来这件事还会继续使政府恼火。
Interior Structure of B-vex Hull
B-凸包的内部结构