pry

🇺🇸 /praɪ/ 🇬🇧 /praɪ/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000
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.

她不想打探鄰居的私生活,所以她避免詢問他們最近的離婚。

R

to force something open or apart

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

他不得不用撬棍撬開罐子的蓋子。

translation

vi. 探問, 撬開

詞形變化

3rd Present pries
Past pried
Perfect pried
Progressive prying