vex

• vt. 使烦恼；使困惑；使恼怒
• vi. 烦恼

来自拉丁语vexo,摇晃，搅拌，来自PIE*gwog,摇动，转，词源同quake,引申义烦恼。

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"

"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

2. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress;

"I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

3. change the arrangement or position of

4. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation;

"vex the subject of the death penalty"

5. be a mystery or bewildering to;

"This beats me!"

"Got me--I don't know the answer!"

"a vexing problem"

"This question really stuck me"

vex

vex: see vehicle

vex (v.)

early 15c., from Old French vexer "vex, harass" (14c.), from Latin vexare "to shake, jolt, toss violently;" figuratively "attack, harass, trouble, annoy," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Related: Vexed; vexing.

bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex

这些动词均有"使人不安或烦恼"之意。

bother： 指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。

disturb： 较正式用词，多用被动态。指拢乱，使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。

trouble： 指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。

annoy： 强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打拢或恼怒。

irritate： 语气比annoy强得多，指激怒，使发怒，多指一种短时间的反应。

vex： 侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼，有时含激怒的意味。

I didn't think to vex you by such a trifle.

我根本没想用这种小事折磨你.

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I wouldn't vex my darling, for the wide world's riches.

便是把全世界的财富给了我,我也不肯让我的乖乖宝贝生气的.

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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.

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I didn't vex my mind with the questions.

我也不去为这些问题多烦神.

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Let us not vex the question.

我们不要细论这个问题了.

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What troubling wave can arrive to vex A spirit like water in a timeless well?

波澜誓不起,妾心井中水.

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He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him.

从洞中偷看的人会看到令他气恼的事.

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That is so vex'd with watching and with tears?

看得真呢,它日夜都泪水汪汪?

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Annoy irritate bother irk vex provoke aggravate peeve rile.

Annoy使生气,使烦恼,打搅,干扰.

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Her continuous chatter vex me.

她的喋喋不休使我烦恼.

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Her silly chatter would vex a saint.

她喋喋不休的话会使圣人恼烦.

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More than enough am I vex thee still.

而多余的我总是要把你纠缠.

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His silly chatter would vex you.

他那无聊的闲扯会使你烦恼.

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And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land , ye shall not vex him.

33若有外人在你们国中和你同居, 就不可欺负他.

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It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care nought about it.

因事物而使我们自己烦恼是不对的, 因为它们与你漠不相关.

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