英 [vekst] 美 [vekst]
adj. 生气的，烦恼的，恼怒的；为难的；焦急的
vexed /vɛkst/
形容词 A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. 棘手的
Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union.
部长们已经开始着手处理这个棘手的经济联盟问题。
→see alsovex
使烦恼
《冤家搭档》（Vexed）：S01E02
... 懊恼 = upset 懊恼 = vexed 懊恼的 = annoyed ...
... n. 苦恼；恼怒；令人烦恼的事 vexed 生气的，烦恼的，恼怒的；为难的；焦急的 vexing 令人烦恼的 ...
... self-medicate v.自我治疗 vexed adj.烦虑的 antsy adj.坐立不安的，烦躁的 ...
"He wasn't vexed," said Mary.
“他没生气。”玛丽说。
I didn't know you'd be vexed.
我不知道你会生气。
It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.
想到别人在我背后说闲话让我很恼火。
That's a line that has vexed commentators for centuries and has spawned many very fascinating interpretations.
这是几百年来引得人们争论不休的一句,并且产生了大量有趣的解读。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Like the Russian formalists--and in a way like the New Critics -talking about their "academic" colleagues, Saussure is vexed by the messiness and lack of system in the study of linguistics.
这一点和形式主义者，新批评论者,这些学院派的人们很相像，索绪尔对语言学的杂乱,和无章感到恼火。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Satan's described initially here as the wind god Orion, a classical figure who vexed or tossed the waves of the Red Sea, ; just as Satan is rousing and inspiring his fallen host of angels; but Milton continues to complicate the simile.
撒旦在这里最初被比作风神猎户，这是一个在红海上呼风唤浪的古典形象，就像撒旦在他的天使随从面前充满了威严;,但是弥尔顿接下来又使这个比喻复杂化了。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
They may become vexed with people trying to get particular part of their life made easier.
FORBES: What's A Disability? Some Push For The Lines To Be Redrawn
More recently, the party has chosen strategic silence on the vexed question of gun rights.
ECONOMIST: The Republicans could learn a lot from the Democrats
That leaves the vexed question of how, and how much, to pay top bosses.