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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The greatness of Venice will soon be lost.
威尼斯不久就会丧失它的伟大。
All machines are slightly different, so you need a short lesson when you start work in a new office.
所有的机器都稍微有些不同，所以当你新到一个办公室开始工作时，你需要进行短期培训。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一个不公平的法律--而且在印度与南非的英国统治者已经通过了许多这样的法律--那么不遵守这一法律是每个人的责任，但不要使用暴力。