vexed

英 [vekst]

美 [vekst]

adj.  (指问题等)棘手的，伤脑筋的; (指人)恼火，烦恼，伤脑筋
v.  使恼火; 使烦恼; 使忧虑
vex的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：vexed　过去式：vexed　

BNC.18900 / COCA.28691

牛津词典

adj.

• （指问题等）棘手的，伤脑筋的
  a problem that is difficult to deal with
  1. The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.
     会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
• （指人）恼火，烦恼，伤脑筋
  upset or annoyed

柯林斯词典

• See also:Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union...Later Mr Moi raised the vexed question of refugees.vex

英英释义

adj

• causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution
  1. the vexed issue of priorities
  2. we live in vexed and troubled times
• troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  1. harassed working mothers
  2. a harried expression
  3. her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
  4. the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
  Synonym:annoyedharassedharriedpestered

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