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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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
• Stop prying about the house.
  别在屋子里到处窥探了。
• We do not want people prying into our affairs
  我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。