vexation

英 [vekˈseɪʃn]

美 [vekˈseɪʃn]

n.  烦恼; 恼火; 伤脑筋; 心烦意乱; 令人心烦(或恼火)的事

复数：vexations　

GRETEM8法律

BNC.32965 / COCA.28931

牛津词典

noun

• 烦恼；恼火；伤脑筋；心烦意乱
  the state of feeling upset or annoyed
• 令人心烦（或恼火）的事
  a thing that upsets or annoys you

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 恼火;困惑;烦恼
  Vexationis a feeling of being annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated.
  1. He kicked the broken machine in vexation.
     他气得踢了那台坏机器一脚。

英英释义

noun

• the act of troubling or annoying someone
  Synonym:annoyanceannoyingirritation
• something or someone that causes anxiety
  1. New York traffic is a constant concern
  2. it's a major worry
  Synonym:concernworryheadache
• anger produced by some annoying irritation
  Synonym:annoyancechafe
• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
  Synonym:irritationannoyancebotheration

双语例句

• I still recall young, not grown up so many things, need not worry why little things and vexation.
  我还是回想小的时候，没有长大那么多的烦恼事情，不用为什么小事情而烦恼。、。
• Remember too on every occasion which leads thee to vexation to apply this principle: not that this is a misfortune, but that to bear it nobly is good fortune.
  记住在任何可能使你烦恼的场合都采用这一原则：即这并非是一个不幸，而高贵地忍受它却是一个幸运。
• Everybody began to have their vexation.
  他们一个个都有了自己的烦恼。
• Some vexation not known there is perplexing me, perhaps it is the colds of these days.
  不知道那里来的一些烦恼困扰着我，或许是这几天的感冒吧。
• She was overpowered by shame and vexation.
  她真是说不出的羞愧和懊恼。
• Kitty was the only one who shed tears; but she did weep from vexation and envy.
  只有吉蒂流了眼泪，可是她这一场哭泣却是为了烦恼和嫉妒。
• Surety, humour is the saving grace of us, for without it we should die of vexation.
  毫无疑问，幽默是惟一帮助我们摆脱矛盾的办法，要是没有它，我们就会死于烦恼。
• I save the strength of my own and no mention, And he has not any more vexation.
  我也省气力，他也无烦恼。
• And his conclusion was that all was vanity and vexation of spirit to the point that he hated life and he hated all his works.
  他的结论是：一切都是空虚的，而他懊恼到他恨他的人生和他所有的作品。
• Alice is crying with vexation.
  艾丽丝烦恼得哭了。