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　

BNC.32965 / COCA.28931

牛津词典

noun

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。

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

Everybody began to have their vexation.
他们一个个都有了自己的烦恼。
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。
He joined them on their entering the town and attended them to their aunt's, where his regret and vexation, and the concern of every body was well talked over.
她们一走到镇上就遇见了他，于是他陪着小姐们上她们姨妈家里去，他在那儿把他的歉意，他的烦恼，以及他对于每个人的关注，谈了个畅快。
Bertha threw off her troubled looks and the vexation that the argument had caused her.
伯莎摆脱了由这场争论引起的忧虑神色和烦恼心情。
He cried with vexation.
他愤怒得大叫起来。
He was facing a life of toil and drudgery and vexation.
摆在他面前的是终身的苦役和折磨。
Their defeat caused them considerable vexation.
他们输了，让他们非常苦恼。
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。
He kicked the broken machine in vexation.
他气得踢了那台坏机器一脚。
Surely vexation slays the fool, And jealousy kills the simpleton.
2烦恼的确杀死愚妄人，嫉妒害死痴呆人。