| 单词 | pry |
| 释义 | pry (once / 1127 pages) 1v 2vn To pry is to try and find something out that is none of your business. We all hate people who pry, sticking their nose into our personal affairs, and it is an annoying and disrespectful habit. We are taught as children to ask questions, but sometimes those questions are used to pry, or peek into someone's private business. A nosy person will peek into some else's life the same way one might use a crowbar to pry open a crate (though — alert! — that pry has a different origin). Our word is thought to come from a word related to the Old English verb beprīwan, "to wink," which evolved into the Middle English prie, "to peer in," which gives us today's meaning. WORD FAMILYpry: pried, pries, pryed, prying, prys+/prying: pryingly, pryings USAGE EXAMPLESAbout 35 minutes after Seacrest’s initial post he sent a video of a grinning New York firefighter prying open the elevator doors to cheers. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Brent Pry, Penn State’s defensive coordinator, crossed paths with Helton when both were assistants at Memphis. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) Brent Pry, the school’s defensive coordinator, wanted him to call immediately. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v be nosey Don't pry into my personal matters! Hyper ask, enquire, inquire inquire about 2v search or inquire in a meddlesome way Syn|Hyper horn in, intrude, nose, poke look, search search or seek 3v make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry 2They pried the information out of him Syn|Hyper prise extort, wring from get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner 1v to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open Syn|Hyper jimmy, lever, prise, prize open, open up cause to open or to become open 2n a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge Syn|Hypo|Hyper crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar jim crow a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails jemmy, jimmya short crowbar lever a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
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