| 单词 | pry |
| 释义 | pry (praɪ ) Word forms: pries , prying , pried 1. verb 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. [VERB + into] Imelda might think she was prying. [VERB] She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: be inquisitive, peer, interfere, poke 2. verb 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. [VERB noun with adjective] I pried the top off a can of chilli. [VERB noun preposition] Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop. [VERB noun with adverb] 3. verb If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. [mainly US] They impersonated reporters to pry personal records from phone companies. [V n + from/out of] Translations: Chinese: 窥探 Japanese: 詮索する |
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