pry
vi. 窺探,打探
vt. 撬開,撬動; 費力地得到
If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.
We do not want people prying into our affairs...
我們不希望別人窺探我們的私事。
Imelda might think she was prying...
艾美達可能認為她在刺探別人的隱私。
If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.
They pried open a sticky can of blue paint...
他們撬開了一個黏糊糊的藍色油漆桶。
I pried the top off a can of chilli...
我揭開一罐辣椒的蓋子。
If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
...their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
他們試圖從美國酒精、菸草和武器管理局那裡打探到那些名字
1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open;
2. be nosey;
3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry;
Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail.
浣熊設法敲開垃圾桶的蓋子.
Don't pry about our home!
不要往我們家窺視!
To pry, extract, or force from a place or position. Often used with out.
挑出,逐出從一個地方或位置撬開 、 提取出或驅逐出.
A motorman tried to pry Rex's jaws open with a switch rod.
一個司機想用一根開關棒撬開雷克斯的嘴.
Don't pry into the affairs of others.
莫管閒事.