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pry v.打听；窥探；用杠杆撬开n.窥探；杠杆；爱打探的人 (1) 不要窥探别人的私生活。(2) 不要窥探别人的私生活。 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.

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英 [praɪ] 美 [praɪ] (1) Don't pry into private life of others.(2) Don't pry into private life of others. 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. 1[VERB 动词]窥探；窥视；偷看；刺探 If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.   [V into n]  [V]  [V-ing]We do not want people prying into our affairs...我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。Imelda might think she was prying...艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished.她觉得自己不会被偷窥，可以随心所欲。2[VERB 动词]撬动；撬开；撬起 If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.   [V n with adj]  [V n prep]  [V n with adv]They pried open a sticky can of blue paint...他们撬开了一个黏糊糊的蓝色油漆桶。I pried the top off a can of chilli...我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。3[VERB 动词]（从…口中）费力地得到（消息等） If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.   [V n from/out of n]  [mainly AM 主美]...their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.他们试图从美国酒精、烟草和武器管理局那里打探到那些名字in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize

英语单词	pry
英美音标	英 [praɪ] 美 [praɪ]
中文释义	v.打听；窥探；用杠杆撬开 n.窥探；杠杆；爱打探的人
英语例句	(1) Don't pry into private life of others. (2) Don't pry into private life of others.
中文例句	(1) 不要窥探别人的私生活。 (2) 不要窥探别人的私生活。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]窥探；窥视；偷看；刺探 If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions. [V into n] [V] [V-ing] We do not want people prying into our affairs... 我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。 Imelda might think she was prying... 艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。 She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished. 她觉得自己不会被偷窥，可以随心所欲。 2 [VERB 动词]撬动；撬开；撬起 If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface. [V n with adj] [V n prep] [V n with adv] They pried open a sticky can of blue paint... 他们撬开了一个黏糊糊的蓝色油漆桶。 I pried the top off a can of chilli... 我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。 Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop. 她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。 3 [VERB 动词]（从…口中）费力地得到（消息等） If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. [V n from/out of n] [mainly AM 主美] ...their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 他们试图从美国酒精、烟草和武器管理局那里打探到那些名字 in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize

Pry [V Private Open N Life Verb 动词