vt. 使烦恼, 使苦恼

vi. 烦恼

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}.


Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.