pry

🇺🇸 /praɪ/ 🇬🇧 /praɪ/
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intransitive verb
R

to intrude on someone's privacy by trying to learn their secrets

She didn't want to pry into her neighbor's personal life, so she avoided asking about their recent divorce.

她不想窥探邻居的私生活,所以她避免询问他们最近的离婚。

R

to force something open or apart

He had to pry the lid off the jar with a crowbar.

他不得不用撬棍撬开罐子的盖子。

translation

vi. 打探, 撬开

词形变化

3rd Present pries
Past pried
Perfect pried
Progressive prying