vexation at/over sth
His vexation at the delay was obvious.
他对延误的恼怒显而易见。
恼怒；烦恼
vexations — plural of vexation
烦扰、惹恼或激怒某人或某物的行为；一次这样的实例。；恼烦引起的愤怒；被烦扰、惹恼或激怒的状态；烦恼、激怒；也指失望、不满、不快乐；一次这样的实例。；烦躁或恼怒的心理状态；精神困扰或麻烦的根源；痛苦、忧患；也指烦扰或激怒的根源；烦恼、刺激物。
指恼怒、烦恼的情绪，不指令人恼火的事物。
烦扰、惹恼或激怒某人或某物的行为；一次这样的实例。
The action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.
恼烦引起的愤怒
anger produced by some annoying irritation
被烦扰、惹恼或激怒的状态；烦恼、激怒；也指失望、不满、不快乐；一次这样的实例。
The state of being vexed, annoyed, or irritated; annoyance, irritation; also, disappointment, discontentment, unhappiness; (countable) an instance of this.
烦躁或恼怒的心理状态
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
精神困扰或麻烦的根源；痛苦、忧患；也指烦扰或激怒的根源；烦恼、刺激物。
A source of mental distress or trouble; an affliction, a woe; also, a source of annoyance or irritation; an annoyance, an irritant.
令人焦虑的人或事；不幸的根源
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
The delay in the train schedule caused the passengers considerable vexation.
火车时刻的延误让乘客们相当恼怒。
用法提示：vexation 作不可数抽象名词，指恼怒的情绪。
He sighed in vexation when he realized he had forgotten his keys.
当他意识到忘了带钥匙时，他烦恼地叹了口气。
用法提示：vexation 作名词，与 in 搭配表示处于恼怒的状态。
Her face showed clear vexation at the rude comment.
听到那句粗鲁的话，她脸上露出明显的恼怒。
用法提示：vexation 作名词，作 showed 的宾语，表示恼怒这种情绪。
His vexation at the delay was obvious.
他对延误的恼怒显而易见。
To my vexation, I missed the bus.
让我恼火的是，我错过了公交车。
She felt vexation at his rude behavior.
她对他的粗鲁行为感到恼火。
The constant noise caused him great vexation.
持续的噪音让他非常烦恼。
grammar · medium
易错句子He vexated me with his questions.
正确表达He caused me vexation with his questions.
将名词vexation误用为动词形式vexated，应使用cause vexation搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt much vexation about the delay.
正确表达I felt much vexation at the delay.
介词搭配错误，vexation后常接at或with，强调原因时用at。
annoyance泛指轻微恼怒，vexation指更强烈的恼火
irritation侧重生理或情绪上的刺激，vexation侧重心理上的烦恼
frustration指因受阻而产生沮丧，vexation指因被人或事惹恼
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