| 单词 | vex |
| 释义 | vex (once / 282 pages) v If something vexes you, it brings you trouble or difficulty. In other words, it annoys, worries, distresses, irritates, bothers, or puzzles you. Vex can be used as an adjective: for example, a vexing issue is not easily solved. The verb vex, the corresponding adjective vexatious, and the noun vexation are all slightly old-fashioned though still in current use. Vex descends from Middle English vexen, from Middle French vexer, from Latin vexare "to shake, attack, trouble." WORD FAMILYvex: vexation, vexed, vexer, vexes, vexing+/vexation: vexations/vexed: vexedly/vexer: vexers/vexing: vexingly USAGE EXAMPLESEach school received a starter kit and handbook to design and build one VEX brand robot. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A trial judge’s work, he added, presents many vexing challenges. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Even now the question of why anyone would think he might agree to such a deal continues to vex him. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Syn|Hypo|Hyper annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile chafe feel extreme irritation or anger get, get under one's skin irritate eat into, fret, grate, ranklegnaw into; make resentful or angry peevecause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffletrouble or vex fretcause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provokeannoy continually or chronically antagonise, antagonizeprovoke the hostility of goad, needlegoad or provoke,as by constant criticism bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, tormenttreat cruelly hazeharass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions displease give displeasure to 2v disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper worry worry be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy assure, reassure cause to feel sure; give reassurance to misgive suggest fear or doubt eat, eat onworry or cause anxiety in a persistent way nagworry persistently cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed 3v be a mystery or bewildering to a vexing problem Syn|Hypo|Hyper amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy mix up, stump cause to be perplexed or confounded riddleset a difficult problem or riddle elude, escapebe incomprehensible to; escape understanding by defy, refuse, resistelude, especially in a baffling way bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 4v subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation vex the subject of the death penalty Hyper debate, deliberate discuss the pros and cons of an issue 5v change the arrangement or position of Syn|Hypo|Hyper agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up beat, scramble stir vigorously tossagitate rile, roilmake turbid by stirring up the sediments of pokestir by poking tumbleput clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying whip, whiskwhip with or as if with a wire whisk creammake creamy by beating muddle, puddlemake into a puddle displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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