Pry
[ praɪ ]
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vi. 窥探，打探;
vt. 撬开，撬动;费力地得到;
n. 窥探;撬杠;爱打探的人;
📝 例句
Jack managed to pry away a large stone blocking the entrance.
杰克设法移开了堵住门口的大石头。
I do not desire to pry into those things.
我实在不想故意去探听这类事情。
He's always ready to pry into other people's business.
他总爱探听别人的事。
A motorman tried to pry Rex's jaws open with a switch rod.
一个司机想用一根开关棒撬开雷克斯的嘴。
Don't pry into private life of others.
不要窥探别人的私生活。
🌱 联想助记
【串】007为了得到pay(报酬)而ply(定期往返)于各军事要点pry(刺探)军情
【记】※ pry-窥探,prey-捕食:豹子窥探一下再捕食
※ pry-刺探,spry-敏捷的:刺探情报的间谍007身手是非常敏捷的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pry
v
(pt, pp pried ) [I, Ipr]
~ (into sth) inquire too curiously or rudely about other people's private affairs 打听, 刺探（他人的私事）
safe from prying eyes 闲人无从偷窥
I don't want them prying into my affairs. 我不愿意他们打听我的私事.
pry v (pt, pp pried ) [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a]
(esp US) = prise
pry the lid off a tin 把罐头的盖子撬掉
pry the tin open 把罐头撬开
(fig 比喻) pry information out of sb 从某人嘴里弄到消息.
🔁 扩展释义
*[prai]n. 杠杆, 窥探, 好奇者vi. 打听, 窥探vt. 撬动, 撬开, 费力得到相关词组: pry about
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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we're all in for trouble.
我们都会吃不消的。
Then, all of a sudden, it became cloudy and began to rain.
可是突然天就变了，乌云密布并下起雨来。
Do what you feel like!
做你想要做的事！