vexed

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vexed /vekst/ adjectiveadj

1 vexed question/issue/problem etc DIFFICULTa complicated problem that has caused a lot of discussion and argument and is difficult to solve 引起争论[棘手]的问题

vexed question/issue/problem etc of

the vexed question of sexism

棘手的性别歧视问题

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vexed of• The Reports gave close attention to the vexed question of enclosures and commoners' rights in the forest.• Was the vexed question of extradition discussed at the Council?• Then there is the vexed issue of paying for tax cuts.• Potentially an even bigger bombshell is about to burst on the vexed question of pension rights.• A paradigm example of this is the vexed question of spatial visualisation.• I shall not turn to the vexed question of the national minimum wage.• May I wish my hon. and learned Friend well in getting proper safeguards over the vexed problem of undisclosed sites?

2. ANNOY[+at/with] old-fashioned annoyed or worried 恼火的；焦虑的

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vexed• No, she's not vexed.• The question of which system to choose is a vexed one.• The vexed question has always been: Who should write the programs which control these machines?• Potentially an even bigger bombshell is about to burst on the vexed question of pension rights.• A paradigm example of this is the vexed question of spatial visualisation.• Until recently what was on the child's school record and whether parent or child could see it was a vexed question.

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