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

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？
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。
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。
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？
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。
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。
You take delight in vexing me.
你是在故意叫我气恼，好让你自己得意吧。
"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。
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。
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。