| 单词 | prying |
| 释义 | prying (once / 2578 pages) adjn Someone who's prying has a tendency to snoop into other people's private business. You may notice your prying neighbor peeking through his curtains whenever you have company. It's human nature to be curious, but when curiosity is taken too far, it's prying. Any crime or disaster is inevitably followed by crowds of prying reporters; and you might grow used to hiding your diary from the prying eyes of your little sister. Prying and its root, pry, come from prien, "to peer in," which may trace back to the Old English bepriwan, "to wink." WORD FAMILYprying: pryingly, pryings+/pry: pried, pries, pryed, prying, prys 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) Deprived of their usual hunting ground, the boats set sail for seas far from the prying eyes of governments. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) Prying it loose would require direct orders from Work. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1adj offensively curious or inquisitive prying eyes Syn nosey, nosy, snoopy curious eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) 2n offensive inquisitiveness Syn|Hyper nosiness, snoopiness curiousness, inquisitiveness a state of active curiosity |
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