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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Vex \Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally,
to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum,
to carry. See {Vehicle}.]
1. To to?s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. ``I will not vex your souls.'' --Shak.
Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
Syn: See {Tease}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
vexing
adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of
manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: {exasperating},
{infuriating}, {maddening}]
2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay";
"nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of
pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a
teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious
child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
[syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome},
{pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey},
{teasing}, {vexatious}]