pry

prai

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
v. be nosey
v. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

n. 杠杆, 窥探, 好奇者
vi. 打听, 窥探
vt. 撬动, 撬开, 费力得到

Collins 星级

16,301

BNC 频率

8,498

使用频率

pry 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与“窥探”相关的词，如“privacy”（隐私），理解为侵犯隐私的行为。

例句

1. She tried to pry the secret out of him, but he wouldn't tell.

她试图从他那里挖出秘密，但他不肯说。

2. It's rude to pry into someone else's personal life.

干涉别人的私生活是不礼貌的。

3. The journalist used various methods to pry information from the officials.

这位记者使用了各种方法从官员那里获取信息。