vexed是什么意思？

vexed

英[vekst] 美[vɛkst]

• adj. 争论不休的，（指问题等）棘手的，争论不休的问题，烦恼的；
• v. 使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 )，使苦恼，使生气，详细讨论；

例句

• They’re discussing the vexed question of private health insurance. 他们正在讨论个人健康保险这个总让人争论不休的问题。
• 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。
• Vexed by his infidelities , she often humiliated him by her scheming ways. 赫拉对宙斯沾花惹草的行为十分恼火, 常常千方百计地设下圈套羞辱他.
• Later Mr Moi raised the vexed question of refugees. 后来莫伊先生提出了那个让人头疼的难民问题。
• Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union... 部长们开始着手处理经济联盟这个棘手的问题。
• Everything about her vexed him. 有关她的一切都令他困惑。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  令人烦恼的;伤脑筋的;棘手的
  A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble.
  例句
  Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union... 部长们开始着手处理经济联盟这个棘手的问题。 Later Mr Moi raised the vexed question of refugees. 后来莫伊先生提出了那个让人头疼的难民问题。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  争论不休的问题； 棘手的问题
  They’re discussing the vexed question of private health insurance. 他们正在讨论个人健康保险这个总让人争论不休的问题。

英英词典释义

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