It was clear that he was in the throes of some vexatious problem.

很明显，他正处于一些令人烦恼的问题的痛苦之中。

The thought of Catherine occupied my mind all the week following that vexatious adventure.

在那次令人烦恼的冒险之后的整个星期里，凯瑟琳的想法一直占据着我的脑海。

Then a little incident—a mere little vexatious incident—brought it to its close.

后来发生了一件小事——一件无足轻重的小事——结束了。

This is a rather vexatious, indolent way he has, never to write to prepare me! '

这是他的一种相当无理取闹的懒惰方式， 从不写信给我准备！

Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?

拥护者和演说家是否有自由为明显已知的不公正、无理取闹或压迫性的原因辩护？

With a variety of such-like vexatious tricks Ariel would often torment him, whenever Caliban neglected the work which Prospero commanded him to do.

每当卡利班忽视普洛斯彼罗命令他做的工作时，阿里尔就会用各种无理取闹的把戏来折磨他。

Thus the most vexatious and violent disputes would often arise between the fishermen, were there not some written or unwritten, universal, undisputed law applicable to all cases.

于是，如果没有某种成文或不成文的、通用的、无可争辩的、适用于所有情况的规则，两只捕鲸船之间往往就会爆发伤脑筋的激烈争执。

It's a desperately vexatious thing, that after all one's reflections and quiet determinations, we should be ruled by moods that one can't calculate on beforehand.

这是一件非常令人烦恼的事情，在一个人的所有思考和安静的决定之后，我们应该被事先无法计算的情绪所支配。

Were the same fair prospect to arise at present, as had flattered them a year ago, every thing, she was persuaded, would be hastening to the same vexatious conclusion.

想起了一年以前，她们曾经满怀希望，沾沾自喜，如今虽然眼见得又是好事在即，然而只消一转眼的工夫，便会万事落空，徒感懊丧。

The laws of excise, though more effectual for the purpose for which they were instituted, are, in this respect, more vexatious than those of the customs.

消费税法虽然就其制定的目的而言更为有效，但在这方面比海关法更令人烦恼。