mindmap root((厌烦)) annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent and often petty unpleasantness: his constant complaining ~s us. vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety: a problem that ~es cancer researchers. irk stresses difficulty in enduring and resulting weariness or impatience: his chronic tardiness ~s his colleagues. wear厌倦表示疲倦到难以忍受，如let us not grow weary of doing good让我们做好的事情，不要厌倦 wear本意是打磨磨损，引申出来两个引申义 1、疲劳 2、厌倦，两个引申义都表示"难以忍受的..." bother suggests bewildering or upsetting interference with comfort or peace of mind: that discrepancy ~s me.