| 单词 | pry |
| 释义 | pry pry1 /pruy/, v. , pried, prying, n. , pl. pries. v.i. 1. to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 2. to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. n. 3. an impertinently inquisitive person. 4. an act of prying. [1275-1325; ME pryen, prien < ?] pry2 /pruy/, v. , pried, prying, n. , pl. pries. v.t. 1. to move, raise, or open by leverage. 2. to get, separate, or ferret out with difficulty: to pry a secret out of someone; We finally pried them away from the TV. n. 3. a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. 4. the leverage exerted. [1800-10; back formation from PRIZE3, taken as a pl. n. or 3rd pers. sing. verb] |
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