prying

英 [ˈpraɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈpraɪɪŋ]

v.  探听，打听，探查(隐私)
pry的现在分词

现在分词：prying　

BNC.35413 / COCA.30948

柯林斯词典

• VERB 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.
  1. We do not want people prying into our affairs...
     我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
  2. Imelda might think she was prying...
     艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
  3. She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished.
     她觉得自己不会被偷窥，可以随心所欲。
• VERB 撬动；撬开；撬起
  If youprysomething open orpryit away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.
  1. 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。
  2. I pried the top off a can of chilli...
     我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。
  3. Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
     她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。
• VERB （从…口中）费力地得到（消息等）
  If youprysomething such as informationout ofsomeone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
  1. ...their attempts to pry 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

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 prize

英英释义

noun

• offensive inquisitiveness
  Synonym:nosinesssnoopiness

adj

• offensively curious or inquisitive
  1. curious about the neighbor's doings
  2. he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
  3. prying eyes
  4. the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
  Synonym:nosynoseysnoopy

双语例句

• Can they keep your corporate desktops free of prying eyes?
  它们能不能帮你公司的电脑远离在背后偷窥的眼睛呢？
• Stop prying about the house.
  别在屋子里到处窥探了。
• Yes, everyone has something they want to keep hidden from prying eyes.
  是的，每个人都有他们想隐藏起来的东西。
• A long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises.
  有微倾的凿头的长凿子；用来进行重型探察或清洗印刷版穴。
• Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
  她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。
• She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished.
  她觉得自己不会被偷窥，可以随心所欲。
• We do not want people prying into our affairs
  我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。
• Thou mayest cover up thy secret from the prying multitude.
  你可以对那些刨根问底的群众隐藏你的秘密。
• She knew where Frank would be, up in the hay in the barn, safe from prying eyes.
  她知道弗兰克为了避开窥视的眼睛，一定会坐在谷仓的干草堆上。
• If you find that his prying is getting too personal, quickly divert the topic of conversation.
  如果你意识到他逐渐刺探你的隐私，要迅速转变话题。