vex

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++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 table

Examples from the Corpus

vex• 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 vexare

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vex
vex /veks/ verb [transitive] old-fashionedto make someone feel annoyed or worried
—vexing adjective:
    a vexing problem

vexBrE /veks/ 🔊NAmE /veks/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they vex BrE /veks/ 🔊 NAmE /veks/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it vexes BrE /ˈveksɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈveksɪz/ 🔊past simple vexed BrE /vekst/ 🔊 NAmE /vekst/ 🔊past participle vexed BrE /vekst/ 🔊 NAmE /vekst/ 🔊 -ing form vexing BrE /ˈveksɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈveksɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (old-fashioned or formal) to annoy or worry sb 使恼火；使烦恼；使忧虑▸ vex·ing BrE /ˈveksɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈveksɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective◆a vexing problem令人烦恼的问题