vex的经典引文是什么

1. 使烦恼，使痛苦，使为难，使忧虑，使苦恼，折磨
2. 使生气，使恼怒，使不高兴，使恼火，激怒
3. 使动荡，使激荡，使汹涌
4. 详细讨论，充分讨论，反复讨论，争论 ，纷纷议论，详尽辩论
5. 感到苦恼，感到恼火
6. 受折磨

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
   "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   

2. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress;

   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
   

3. change the arrangement or position of
4. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation;

   "vex the subject of the death penalty"
   

5. be a mystery or bewildering to;

   "This beats me!"
   "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
   "a vexing problem"
   "This question really stuck me"
   

1.使恼火;使困惑;使伤脑筋
If someone or somethingvexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated.

e.g. It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back...
一想到别人在背后说我闲话，我就很恼火。
e.g. Everything about her vexed him.
有关她的一切都令他困惑。

• He recently vexed rumour-mongers..by declining to disclose Hongkong Bank's inner reserves.

  出自：Economist

• Sorry for having done his lessons so badly and vexed his dear papa.

  出自：S. Butler

bother，disturb，trouble，annoy，irritate，vex

这些动词均有“使人不安或烦恼”之意。

bother指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。

disturb较正式用词，多用被动态。指扰乱，使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。

trouble指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。

annoy强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打扰或恼怒。

irritate语气比annoy强得多，指激怒，使发怒，多指一种短时间的反应。

vex侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼，有时含激怒的意味。