vex

FREQ #22480

vt. 使烦恼, 使苦恼 vi. 烦恼

发音

US /vɛks/
AU /vɛks/

词形变化

vexes 复数 vexed vexes 三单 vexes vexest vexeth vexing vext vexing 现在分词 vexed 过去式 vexed 过去分词 vext 过去式 vext 过去分词

别名

vexe

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A trouble.

    苏格兰 废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To annoy, irritate.

    及物

    Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.

  2. 2.

    To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To trouble aggressively, to harass.

    古体 及物
  4. 4.

    To twist, to weave.

    罕用 及物
  5. 5.

    To be irritated; to fret.

    不及物 废旧
  6. 6.

    To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

get worry beat stick bother devil disturb puzzle pose rag

上位词 10

move trouble throw fox debate disorder distract confuse deliberate confound

下位词 10

get eat beat harry escape toss plague poke riddle provoke

近义相关 2

worry chafe

词源

Etymology tree Latin vexōbor. Old French vexerbor. Middle English vexen English vex From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Doublet of quake. Displaced native Old English dreċċan and gremman.

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