pry

英 [praɪ]

美 [praɪ]

v.  探听，打听，探查(隐私)

现在分词：prying　过去式：pried　过去分词：pried　第三人称单数：prys　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16301 / COCA.8498

牛津词典

verb

• 探听，打听，探查（隐私）
  to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude
• 探听，打听，探查（隐私）
  to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude

柯林斯词典

• VERB 窥探；窥视；偷看；刺探
  If someonepries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.
  1. We do not want people prying into our affairs...
     我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
  2. Imelda might think she was prying...
     艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
  3. 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。
• VERB 撬动；撬开；撬起
  If youprysomething open orpryit away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.
  1. 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。
  2. I pried the top off a can of chilli...
     我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。
  3. Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
     她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。
• VERB （从…口中）费力地得到（消息等）
  If youprysomething such as informationout ofsomeone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
  1. ...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

双语例句

• 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。
• I don't mean to pry, but do you dream of Heaven?
  我不是有意刺探，但你可曾梦见天堂？
• I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.
  我叫别人递给我一个金属工具把树枝从乌鸦身上撬开。
• Mother, I would ask you respectfully not to pry.
  妈妈，我求你不要探究此事了。
• You who thought that cannot succeed the throne will pry on princess's life!
  认为无王位继承权的你会窥伺公主生命了！
• Like resonances, this mechanism can pry open gaps in rings.
  和共振一样，这个机制也会在环中撬开出环隙来。
• Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry.
  子，你快乐吗？我不是想探查啥。
• How dare he pry with dirty fingers, making the one beautiful sacred thing in her life seem vile?
  他怎敢用他那肮脏的手指来搜刮秘密，使她生活中唯一美好而神圣的东西反而显得卑贱了。
• We shouldn't pry into other people's affairs.
  我们不应该窥探别人的隐私。
• Imelda might think she was prying
  艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。