pry

英 [praɪ] 美 [praɪ]

• v. 打听；窥探；用杠杆撬开
• n. 窥探；杠杆；爱打探的人

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 打听，刺探(他人的私事)

   inquire too curiously or rudely about other people's private affairs

英英释义

Noun:

1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Verb:

1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open;

   "The burglar jimmied the lock"
   "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
   

2. be nosey;

   "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
   

3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way;

   "This guy is always nosing around the office"
   

4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry;

   "They pried the information out of him"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Don't pry into private life of others.
   不要窥探别人的私生活。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Don't pry into private life of others.
   不要窥探别人的私生活。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. She is always prying into other people's affairs.
   她总是打听别人的私事。

经典引文

• Prying about into the corners of the hall.

  出自： J. Doran

• They pried open his jaws.

  出自： E. L. Doctorow

词汇搭配

• pry into 窥探
• pry about 窥探
• prise 强行使分开
• poke and pry 管闲事(打听消息)...
• pry out 硬要某人说出...
• Paul Pry 打破沙锅问到底的人...
• pry bar 杠杆

近反义词

【近义词】

• snoop 窥探者
• wrench 扳钳，扳手
• jimmy 撬棒
• search 搜寻
• meddle 干涉
• grope (暗中)摸索
• busybody 爱管闲事的人...
• peek 偷看
• loosen 松开
• peep 瞥见
• prise 强行使分开
• prize 奖品
• mix 混合
• interfere 干涉
• inquire 询问
• peer 同辈
• wrest 夺取
• force 武力
• crowbar 撬棍
• horn in 闯入
• lever 杠杆
• pry bar 杠杆
• intrude 闯入
• poke 戳
• wrecking bar 拔钉撬棍
• nose 鼻子