prying

英 [ˈpraɪɪŋ] 美 [ˈpraɪɪŋ]

v.  探听,打听,探查(隐私)
pry的现在分词

现在分词:prying

BNC.35413 / COCA.30948



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. Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
    她揭开塑料盖,拿出了一个小勺。
  5. Thou mayest cover up thy secret from the prying multitude.
    你可以对那些刨根问底的群众隐藏你的秘密。
  6. It's fine if your teacher is taking a personal interest in your studies, but it's not OK if they are asking prying questions about your love life.
    如果你的老师只是对你的学习感兴趣,那没关系;如果他们询问你窥测性的问题,比如你的爱情生活,那就不正常了。
  7. I want none of your prying at my house!
    我可不要你偷偷到我家去!
  8. Design and finite element study on the prying force of high strength bolt in extended end-plate connections
    高强螺栓外伸端板撬力作用的有限元分析与设计方法
  9. Use care not to score the housing bore when prying out seals and washer.
    当拆下油封和垫圈时,要特别小心切勿划伤机座孔。
  10. Stop prying: you shouldn't read my letters!
    别再窥探别人的私事了,你不应该偷看我的信件!
  11. Don't always prying into the affairs of others.
    不要老是打听别人的事情。
  12. A long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises.
    有微倾的凿头的长凿子;用来进行重型探察或清洗印刷版穴。
  13. His Heart expos'd to prying Eyes.
    他的心脏暴露在好窥探的眼睛里。
  14. She was prying out a secret.
    她正在探查一个秘密。
  15. You don't want others to think that you're prying into their lives.
    不要让人认为你在刺探他们的生活。
  16. Can they keep your corporate desktops free of prying eyes?
    它们能不能帮你公司的电脑远离在背后偷窥的眼睛呢?
  17. Prying guests have a habit of open-ing the door just to have a peek while washing their hands.
    好奇的客人们洗手时有打开柜门看一眼的习惯。
  18. If you find that his prying is getting too personal, quickly divert the topic of conversation.
    如果你意识到他逐渐刺探你的隐私,要迅速转变话题。
  19. She knew where Frank would be, up in the hay in the barn, safe from prying eyes.
    她知道弗兰克为了避开窥视的眼睛,一定会坐在谷仓的干草堆上。
  20. The lawn was screened from prying eyes by woods and mazes and pavilions.
    树林、曲径和凉亭挡住视线,使人们窥视不到那片草地。
  21. Yes, everyone has something they want to keep hidden from prying eyes.
    是的,每个人都有他们想隐藏起来的东西。
  22. He doesn't want his neighbours prying into his affairs.
    他不喜欢邻居们窥探他的私事。
  23. You'll neither see nor hear anything to frighten you, if you refrain from prying. '
    如果你管住自己,不窥探的话,你不会看到或听到什么使你害怕的事。
  24. Are you gonna spend the rest of the evening prying at that clown's mouth?
    你想花一整夜来察看那小丑的嘴吗?
  25. You sit there watching me in secret through the corner of your prying eyes.
    你坐在一旁偷偷地从侦伺的眼角看着我。
  26. Can you try prying information out of her?
    你能从她嘴里弄到消息吗?
  27. Stop prying about the house.
    别在屋子里到处窥探了。
  28. There you go again, prying into other people's affairs!
    你又来探听人家的事了!
  29. I have confidential data I want to keep away from prying eyes.
    我有机密数据,不想让别人窥探。
  30. I know you don't like me prying, but this is important.
    我知道你不喜欢我爱打听,但是这很重要。

英英释义

noun

  1. offensive inquisitiveness

      Synonym:    nosinesssnoopiness

    adj

    1. offensively curious or inquisitive
      1. curious about the neighbor's doings
      2. he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
      3. prying eyes
      4. the snoopy neighbor watched us all day

      Synonym:    nosynoseysnoopy