vex
音标：
英音/ veks / 美音/ veks /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
The issue has vexed the justices for several months, over a series of stories questioning the ethical practices of the justices.
这个问题已经困扰法官们几个月了，一系列质疑法官道德实践的故事。
—Washington Times
One observer in particular is vexed at the New York Times for its coverage of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his sudden exit from the network.
一位观察家尤其对《纽约时报》对福克斯新闻前主持人塔克·卡尔森的报道以及他突然退出该网络感到恼火。
—Washington Times
The issue of Taiwan’s status has become more vexing for Washington since 2019 when the Xi government began saying it reserves the right to use force to bring the island under its control if necessary.
自2019年习近平政府开始表示保留在必要时使用武力控制台湾的权利以来，台湾的地位问题变得更加令华盛顿烦恼。
—Washington Times
基本释意：
verb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
使烦恼；使困惑；使恼怒
同义词：
annoy,bother,chafe,devil,get at,get to,gravel,irritate,nark,nettle,rag,rile,worry,amaze,baffle,beat,bewilder,dumbfound,flummox,get,gravel,mystify,nonplus,perplex,pose,puzzle,stick,stupefy,agitate,commove,disturb,raise up,shake up,stir up
短释义：
Vex can be used as an adjective: for example, a vexing issue is not easily solved. The verb vex, the corresponding adjective vexatious, and the noun vexation are all slightly old-fashioned though still in current use. Vex descends through Middle English from Latin vexare, “to shake, attack, trouble.”
如果某件事让你烦恼，它会给你带来麻烦或困难。换句话说，它让你烦恼、担心、苦恼、恼怒、困扰或困惑。
长释义：
Vex can be used as an adjective: for example, a vexing issue is not easily solved. The verb vex, the corresponding adjective vexatious, and the noun vexation are all slightly old-fashioned though still in current use. Vex descends through Middle English from Latin vexare, “to shake, attack, trouble.”
Vex可以用作形容词：例如，一个令人烦恼的问题不容易解决。动词 vex、相应的形容词 vexatious 和名词 vexation 都有点过时，但目前仍在使用。 Vex 源自拉丁语 vexare，意为“震动、攻击、麻烦”。
文学例句：
I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time.
我花了半个小时与恩格尔小姐在笔尖上争吵，我发誓我第一次不是故意弯曲笔尖的。
—Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Though there has not been a review in some time that vexes him the way that this particular one does.
尽管已经有一段时间没有一篇评论像这篇评论那样让他烦恼了。
—The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“When we were sorted as Spares, I imagine, knowing how your dad feels about them now, that Mr. Pepperhorn was vexed. But you looked happy about it…”
“当我们被分类为备胎时，我想，知道你父亲现在对他们的看法，佩珀霍恩先生很恼火。不过你看起来很高兴……”
—Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
词源：
vex (v.)early 15c., from Old French vexer “vex, harass” (14c.), from Latin vexare “to shake, jolt, toss violently;” figuratively “attack, harass, trouble, annoy,” from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere “to draw, carry” (from PIE root *wegh- “to go, move, transport in a vehicle”). Related: Vexed; vexing.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
vex (v.) 15世纪早期，源自古法语 vexer “vex，骚扰” (14世纪)，源自拉丁语 vexare “剧烈摇晃、摇晃、抛掷；”比喻性地“攻击、骚扰、麻烦、烦恼”，来自 vexus，vectus 的并列形式，vehere 的过去分词“绘制、携带”（来自 PIE 词根 *wegh-“用车辆去、移动、运输”）。相关：烦恼；令人烦恼的相关条目及更多
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