vexed

英 [vekst]

美 [vekst]

adj.  (指问题等)棘手的，伤脑筋的; (指人)恼火，烦恼，伤脑筋
v.  使恼火; 使烦恼; 使忧虑
vex的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：vexed　过去式：vexed　

BNC.18900 / COCA.28691

牛津词典

adj.

• （指问题等）棘手的，伤脑筋的
  a problem that is difficult to deal with
  1. The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.
     会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
• （指人）恼火，烦恼，伤脑筋
  upset or annoyed

柯林斯词典

• See also:Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union...Later Mr Moi raised the vexed question of refugees.vex

英英释义

adj

• causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution
  1. the vexed issue of priorities
  2. we live in vexed and troubled times
• troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  1. harassed working mothers
  2. a harried expression
  3. her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
  4. the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
  Synonym:annoyedharassedharriedpestered

双语例句

• This leads to the vexed issue of priorities.
  这会引发哪些优先考虑这一争论不休的问题。
• I'm really vexed things have turned out this way.
  事情搞得这样，真糟心。
• The headlight problem really vexed me because it's happened to me before.
  车灯的问题确实令人烦恼的我，因为这是发生在我身上的面前。
• His conduct vexed his mother.
  他的行为使他母亲感到苦恼。
• Everything about her vexed him.
  有关她的一切都令他困惑。
• He was vexed at his failure.
  他因失败而懊恼。
• It vexed her to be ignored like this.
  她为这样不被重视而烦恼。
• Vexed as Edmund was with his mother and aunt, he was still more angry with himself.
  埃德蒙虽然对母亲和姨妈不满，但他对自己更加气愤。
• It was a problem which vexed me for weeks.
  这是个让我几周来一直烦恼的问题。
• She was vexed that I was late.
  她嗔怪我来晚了。