| 单词 | to pry into |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pry into —— to pry into —— 1. intransitive. To inquire or probe inquisitively or inappropriately into something secret, private, or personal; to investigate in an intrusive manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > feel curious about [verb (transitive)] > pry overpry1566 to pry into ——1581 underfeel1600 to poke (also stick, thrust, etc.) one's nose into (also in)1611 spy1626 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] through-seekOE gropea1250 to search outa1382 ensearch1382 boltc1386 examinea1387 ransackc1390 ripea1400 search1409 overreach?a1425 considerc1425 perquirec1460 examec1480 peruse?1520 grounda1529 study1528 oversearch1532 perscrute1536 scrute1536 to go over ——1537 scan1548 examinate1560 rifle1566 to consider of1569 excuss1570 ripe1573 sift1573 sift1577 to pry into ——1581 dive1582 rub1591 explore1596 pervestigate1610 dissecta1631 profound1643 circumspect1667 scrutinize1671 perscrutatea1679 introspect1683 rummage1690 reconnoitre1740 scrutinate1742 to look through1744 scrutiny1755 parse1788 gun1819 cat-haul1840 vivisect1876 scour1882 microscope1888 tooth-comb1893 X-ray1896 comb1904 fine-tooth comb1949 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy on [verb (transitive)] > pry spya1325 to pry into ——1581 worm1607 peer1838 1581 P. Wiburn Checke or Reproofe M. Howlets Shreeching f. 83 Wherein you vntruely take to your selues libertie against vs, you so prie into our translations, and translating of the Scriptures, that the least fault must be espied. a1594 Edmond Ironside (1991) ii. ii. 78 A Redie witt would quickly winde vs out And prie into our secrett trecharies. 1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 323 To prye into this Arcanum. 1656 S. Vernon Trepan 4 Mr. Pigeon checking her pragmatick nature, still prying into the secrets of others, diswaded her all he could, but she vowed she would know. 1710 C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal i. i. 9 We..pry into the Rogueries of the Victualling-Office. 1754 T. Sherlock Several Disc. preached at Temple Church I. iii. 114 Not content to know that God is, without knowing what he is, [they] endeavour to pry into the Nature and Manner of the Existence of the Almighty. 1808 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 26 111 For the sake of pretending to be useful, these new police-mongers will pry into every peculiarity, and meddle with every amusement of the people. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 6/3 The publisher of a certain paper..sneeringly asks: ‘Why does the American Agriculturist go out of its legitimate sphere, to be prying into other people's concerns?’ 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark i. iii. 19 She did not pry into their thoughts or nag them. 1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather i. 17 The truck driver was talkative and kept on prying into his personal affairs. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 527 On and on he goes..using these imbalances as a general excuse to pry into the finances of others. ΚΠ 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. viii. 76 To occasion them to prie more narrowlie into these curious and nice manners or bearing, which numbers of men doe sleightlie passe ouer. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1707) i. 9 Not..to be rejected, but rather to be pry'd into with a diligent Enquiry. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iii. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. D2 To pry into the innermost Recesses of mysterious Nature. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 23 If strictly pried into, will be found owing to natural Causes. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. ii. 54 He pries into all the stratagems of Camillus. < as lemmas |
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