vexed question
collocation棘手的问题;难题
Whether to raise taxes remains a vexed question.
是否增税仍是一个棘手的问题。
使烦恼;使恼火
vexes — third person singular of vex
使痛苦;使忧伤;使不安;搅动;改变…的位置;移动;使恼怒,激怒。;引起烦恼;尤其因小事打扰
to make someone feel annoyed or irritated, especially over small things
多指因小事而烦躁
使恼怒,激怒。
To annoy, irritate.
引起烦恼;尤其因小事打扰
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
引起(精神)痛苦;使苦恼
To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
扰乱心神;使精神烦躁或痛苦
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
来回摇动;搅动;使不安
To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
改变排列或位置
change the arrangement or position of
一般现在时
The constant noise vexes me.
持续的噪音使我烦恼。
一般过去时
His behavior vexed his parents.
他的行为使他的父母烦恼。
现在进行时
She is vexing her brother with silly questions.
她正用愚蠢的问题惹恼她的兄弟。
vex是一个规则动词,其过去式和过去分词均为'vexed',现在分词为'vexing',第三人称单数为'vexes'。
The constant noise from the construction site vexes the residents every morning.
建筑工地持续不断的噪音每天早晨都让居民们感到烦恼。
用法提示:这里用动词 vexes(第三人称单数)表示“使烦恼”。
She was vexed by the repeated delays on her way to work.
上班路上一次次延误让她感到恼火。
用法提示:用过去分词 vexed 与 was 构成被动语态,表示“被……弄得很恼火”。
It vexes me when people talk loudly during a movie.
看电影时有人大声说话会让我很不快。
用法提示:用动词 vexes 表达“使我不快”,主语是 it,指代后面的事件。
较通用,语气中性;vex 略带书面或轻微过时。
侧重逐步累积的不满;vex 可指反复小烦恼。
语气较轻,常用于日常小事;vex 较正式或文学。
常用于令人恼火的小事,带口语色彩;vex 更正式。
针对“使恼怒/烦恼”义,指平息情绪;不能用于“使痛苦”的强烈义。
针对“使苦恼/忧伤”义,指给予慰藉;若指搅动不安则不适用。
针对“使恼怒”义,指让人满意;语气较轻。
针对“使恼怒/烦扰”义,指带来愉悦,语气较强。
针对“使不安/搅动”义,指使情绪或局面安定。
棘手的问题;难题
Whether to raise taxes remains a vexed question.
是否增税仍是一个棘手的问题。
令人烦恼的问题
Traffic congestion is a vexing problem for many cities.
交通拥堵是许多城市令人烦恼的问题。
被…激怒;因…而烦恼
She was vexed by the constant noise from the street.
她被街上的持续噪音弄得心烦意乱。
恼怒的神情
He gave her a vexed look when she interrupted him.
她打断他时,他给了她一个恼怒的神情。
vex 常指因小事激起的恼怒,irritation 正是这种被惹恼的状态。
vex 可扰乱心神,agitation 即心神不宁、烦乱的状态。
vex 的另一义为使精神痛苦,distress 指这种精神上的煎熬。
vex 的基本义就是使恼怒,annoyance 是随之产生的烦恼感。
vex 有打扰、扰乱的意味,disturbance 强调平静被打断。
棘手的问题;争论不休的问题
The vexed question of immigration policy has divided the country for decades.
移民政策这个棘手的问题已使这个国家分裂了几十年。
不要惊扰他的亡魂:哦,让他去吧!
In Shakespeare's King Lear, Kent says "Vex not his ghost" as Lear dies, urging everyone not to trouble the king's spirit.
在莎士比亚的《李尔王》中,李尔临终时肯特说“不要惊扰他的亡魂”,恳求大家不要打扰国王的灵魂。
二十个世纪的石头般的沉睡,被一个摇晃的摇篮搅扰成了噩梦。
In Yeats's poem “The Second Coming,” the phrase “were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle” vividly describes a new age disturbing an old, stagnant order.
在叶芝的诗《第二次降临》中,“被一个摇晃的摇篮搅扰成噩梦”生动地描述了一个新时代扰乱了旧有停滞秩序。
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