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pry

pry

[英] [prai] [美] [praɪ] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:PRY  Pry  
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1. VERB 窥探;窥视;偷看;刺探 If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions. 
  • We do not want people prying into our affairs...

    我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。

  • Imelda might think she was prying...

    艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。

  • She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished.

    她觉得自己不会被偷窥,可以随心所欲。

2. VERB 撬动;撬开;撬起 If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface. 
  • They pried open a sticky can of blue paint...

    他们撬开了一个黏糊糊的蓝色油漆桶。

  • I pried the top off a can of chilli...

    我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。

  • Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.

    她揭开塑料盖,拿出了一个小勺。

3. VERB (从…口中)费力地得到(消息等) If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. 
  • ...their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

    他们试图从美国酒精、烟草和武器管理局那里打探到那些名字

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize
Noun

1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Verb

1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open;

  • "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

2. be nosey;

  • "Don't pry into my personal matters!"

3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way;

  • "This guy is always nosing around the office"

4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry;

  • "They pried the information out of him"
1. Don't pry into private life of others.
不要窥探别人的私生活。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Don't pry into the affairs of others.
莫管闲事。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》