Vex
[ vɛks ]
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vt. 使烦恼;使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论;
v. 〈诗〉使激荡，使汹涌;纷纷议论;长期争论;
💡 词根助记
vexat-, vex- 表”打扰,烦扰”##veh, vect, vex 表”运输,传达”
📝 例句
His silly chatter would vex a saint.
他说的话很无聊, 多有涵养的人也得气得发火.
To irritate;vex.
刺激使烦恼；激怒
His mother was vexed with him for his laziness.
他母亲因他懒惰而生他的气。
I didn't think to vex you by such a trifle.
我根本没想用这种小事折磨你。
Let us not vex the question.
我们不要细论这个问题了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ sex-性,vex-使恼火:不能谈论性,这使人恼火
※ 谐音“外科死”:外科大夫水平不高总是死人令院子十分恼怒
※ v-罗马数字“5”,ex-拼音“恶心”:一连5个恶心中,真使人烦恼
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
vex
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1 [Tn] anger or annoy (sb), esp with trivial matters 使（某人）生气或恼怒（尤指因琐事）
His silly chatter would vex a saint. 他说的话很无聊, 多有涵养的人也得气得发火.
She was vexed that I was late. 她嗔怪我来晚了.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
worry or distress (sb) 使（某人）忧虑或悲哀
He was vexed at his failure. 他失败後垂 头丧气.
3 (idm 习语) a vexed `question difficult problem that causes much discussion 引起很多争论的问题
the vexed question of who pays for the damage 应由谁赔偿损失, 这个争论不休的问题.
🔁 扩展释义
*[veks]vt. 使烦恼, 使苦恼vi. 烦恼相关词组: vex oneself
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In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.
就这样，美洲土著人被赶到殖民者所不要的贫瘠的土地上去了。
My teacher's gifted instruction lived on after her death.
我的教师逝世后，她宝贵的教诲仍继续长存。
Then the bees left the hive and went to the feeding place.
然后那些蜜蜂离开蜂箱，飞到喂食点去。