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

• Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud.
  女神，轻快的华而滋激怒了巴德。
• Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
  21不可亏负寄居的，也不可欺压他，因为你们在埃及地也作过寄居的。
• The notoriously foul-mouthed Ramsay has not sworn at all for the first 20 minutes of our meal, but this issue seems to vex him more than most, and acts as an ice-breaker.
  以满口脏话著称的拉姆齐，在我们这顿饭的头20分钟里根本没有骂人，但是这个问题似乎前所未有地激怒他了，起到了破冰作用。
• Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim.
  疾风使大胆的吉姆烦恼不已。
• Still another is that strident, frustrated and impatient shoppers vex shop owners and make them even less hospitable-especially at busier times of the year like Christmas.
  此外，一些吵闹的、失望的、没有耐心的购买者经常惹恼店主并使其变得更加不友好，尤其是在像圣诞节这样一年之中比较繁忙的时节。
• 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。
• 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；
• There was another grave problem to vex him.
  还有一个使他困惑的严重问题。
• Everything about her vexed him.
  有关她的一切都令他困惑。
• '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。