After several unsuccessful attempts to start his car, he swore in vexation. 幾次發動汽車都沒有打著火,他氣得罵了起來。
At times the audacity and vexations of the facchini became so intolerable that the police chief would order his subordinates to prevent their congregation in groups of more than two.
Absence of a son has always occasioned, if not actual difficulties, at least dissatisfaction and vexation.
Austen suggests here that perhaps never having had to face distress or vexation is not the best way to become mature.
If identity in the present is difficult to capture, then it should be no surprise that identity in the past has proved a vexation.
Does he not think that after nine months of war it is time to put an end to these many vexations?
Where there may have been occasional grievances a broad view should be taken, because we are doing our best to diminish the irritations and vexations.
I stress again that there is no risk of frivolous or vexations proceedings succeeding under the new right.
Would not that result in shorter speeches and fewer bogus points of order and other vexations?