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Pry Verb Open Pried 英[Praɪ 美[Praɪ Vi.窥探,打探;Vt.撬开,撬动;费力地得到;N.窥探;撬杠;爱打探的人 窥探;窥视;偷看;刺探

单词 pry
音标
英[praɪ] 美[praɪ]
解释
vi.窥探,打探;vt.撬开,撬动;费力地得到;n.窥探;撬杠;爱打探的人;
例句

VERB
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.
例:We do not want people prying into our affairs...我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
例:Imelda might think she was prying...艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:I pried the top off a can of chilli...我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。

VERB
(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.
例:...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
变形
third:pries~done:pried~ing:prying~past:pried~

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