pry

英 [praɪ] 美 [praɪ]

v.  探听,打听,探查(隐私)

现在分词:prying过去式:pried过去分词:pried第三人称单数:prys

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Collins.1 / BNC.16301 / COCA.8498



牛津词典

verb

  1. 探听,打听,探查(隐私)
    to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude
    1. 探听,打听,探查(隐私)
      to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude

      柯林斯词典

      1. 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.
        1. We do not want people prying into our affairs...
          我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
        2. Imelda might think she was prying...
          艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
        3. 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 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.
        1. 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。
        2. I pried the top off a can of chilli...
          我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。
        3. 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 (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.
        1. ...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
      4. in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize


      双语例句

      1. We do not want people prying into our affairs
        我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
      2. Imelda might think she was prying
        艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
      3. 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。
      4. I pried the top off a can of chilli
        我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。
      5. Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
        她揭开塑料盖,拿出了一个小勺。
      6. If you want to pry into other people's business you shall not do it here, young man.
        如果你想刺探别人的隐私,那你来错地方了,年轻人。
      7. Don't pry into private life of others.
        不要窥探别人的私生活。
      8. We use an iron bar to pry open the box.
        我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
      9. I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.
        我叫别人递给我一个金属工具把树枝从乌鸦身上撬开。
      10. Acclaiming a report is not your fault, but lie pry privacy, be you is incorrect!
        炒作报道不是你的错,但撒谎窥探隐私,便是你的不对了!
      11. You'll take me blunderbu we ye pry it from my cold, dead hands!
        我死了你才能从我魔兽世界界面手中把枪拿走!
      12. I told him not to pry into my private life.
        我告诉过他不要窥探我的私生活。
      13. We shouldn't pry into other people's affairs.
        我们不应该窥探别人的隐私。
      14. Look, I don't mean to pry, but
        我并不是在刺探你可
      15. Take a safe-open case tool and pry it out.
        采取一个安全,开放的情况下工具和撬出来。
      16. As chemists began to pry out my secret they discovered my virtuosity.
        化学家开始探讨我的秘密,他们发现了我的精湛技巧。
      17. I don't mean to pry, but do you dream of Heaven?
        我不是有意刺探,但你可曾梦见天堂?
      18. This goddamn thing to pry doors open.
        这鬼东西是橇门用的。
      19. Extra pay or no extra pry, I'm not going to work late again tonight.
        不管有没有额外的报酬,今天晚上我都不打算再工作到很晚了。
      20. They tried to pry the dog's mouth open with sticks, but its teeth were stuck fast.
        他们用棍子想把狗嘴撬开,但是狗牙扎得太牢了。
      21. How dare he pry with dirty fingers, making the one beautiful sacred thing in her life seem vile?
        他怎敢用他那肮脏的手指来搜刮秘密,使她生活中唯一美好而神圣的东西反而显得卑贱了。
      22. Give me a fulcrum, I can pry to move the earth!
        给我一个支点,我能撬动地球!
      23. You who thought that cannot succeed the throne will pry on princess's life!
        认为无王位继承权的你会窥伺公主生命了!
      24. Mother, I would ask you respectfully not to pry.
        妈妈,我求你不要探究此事了。
      25. Do not abet your friend to pry into other people's privacy.
        不要唆使朋友去窥探别人隐私。
      26. Like resonances, this mechanism can pry open gaps in rings.
        和共振一样,这个机制也会在环中撬开出环隙来。
      27. Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry.
        子,你快乐吗?我不是想探查啥。
      28. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pry for them that despitefully use you.
        爱你的敌人,祝福那些咒骂你的人,为那些恶意利用你的人祷告。
      29. For example, never use a screwdriver as a makeshift punch, wedge, or pry bar.
        例如,切勿将螺丝刀临时用作穿孔器、楔子或撬杆。
      30. I don't like people to pry into my life for any reason.
        我不喜欢别人窥探我的生活,不论理由多么好。