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

• VERB 窥探；窥视；偷看；刺探
  If someonepries, 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。
• VERB 撬动；撬开；撬起
  If youprysomething open orpryit 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。
• VERB （从…口中）费力地得到（消息等）
  If youprysomething such as informationout ofsomeone, 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

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize

英英释义

noun

• offensive inquisitiveness
  Synonym:nosinesssnoopiness

adj

• 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

双语例句

• 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。
• Don't always prying into the affairs of others.
  不要老是打听别人的事情。
• His Heart expos'd to prying Eyes.
  他的心脏暴露在好窥探的眼睛里。
• She was prying out a secret.
  她正在探查一个秘密。
• 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。
• Can you try prying information out of her?
  你能从她嘴里弄到消息吗？
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。