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vex /veks/ verb [transitive] old-fashioned to make someone feel annoyed or worried 使恼怒；使烦恼 —vexing adjectiven a vexing problem→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusvex• The problem was considered particularly vexing because, as the research of contemporaries showed, it affected middle class women most.• The nature of its relationship to the poor is perhaps the most vexing ethical issue that Holy Trinity faces.• But rendering attention to these vexing questions is prudent and the right thing to do.Origin vex (1400-1500) Old French vexer, from Latin vexarevex verbLDOCE OnlineChinese or Corpus feel annoyed worried make someone to |