pry意思

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;

   "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"
   

1.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.

e.g. We do not want people prying into our affairs...
我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
e.g. Imelda might think she was prying...
艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。

2.撬动；撬开；撬起
If youpry something open orpry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.

e.g. 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。
e.g. I pried the top off a can of chilli...
我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。

3.（从…口中）费力地得到（消息等）
If youpry something such as informationout of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.

e.g. ...their attempts topry 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

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

• 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