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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It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
当时还有人认为，断掉了主要的食物来源，土著人就会被迫屈服。
Annie was born in a poor family, on April 4th, 1866.
1866年4月4日，安妮出生在一个贫苦家庭中。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.
情况很快就弄清了，舞蹈的直线部分是随着太阳位置的变化而变化的。