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Vex Middle Veks Father Vexed Child's Impolite Behavior

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Pron [veks]
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His father was vexed by the child's impolite behavior.
父亲被他孩子无礼的行为激怒。
【重点词汇】
vex v. 激怒 同: annoy
Vocab
vexcause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

If something vexes you, it brings you trouble or difficulty. In other words, it annoys, worries, distresses, irritates, bothers, or puzzles you.

Vex can be used as an adjective: for example, a vexing issue is not easily solved. The verb vex, the corresponding adjective vexatious, and the noun vexation are all slightly old-fashioned though still in current use. Vex descends from Middle English vexen, from Middle French vexer, from Latin vexare "to shake, attack, trouble."

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