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

• I have confidential data I want to keep away from prying eyes.
  我有机密数据，不想让别人窥探。
• 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？
• 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。
• Are you gonna spend the rest of the evening prying at that clown's mouth?
  你想花一整夜来察看那小丑的嘴吗？
• Can you try prying information out of her?
  你能从她嘴里弄到消息吗？
• Imelda might think she was prying
  艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
• You don't want others to think that you're prying into their lives.
  不要让人认为你在刺探他们的生活。
• The lawn was screened from prying eyes by woods and mazes and pavilions.
  树林、曲径和凉亭挡住视线，使人们窥视不到那片草地。
• You'll neither see nor hear anything to frighten you, if you refrain from prying. '
  如果你管住自己，不窥探的话，你不会看到或听到什么使你害怕的事。
• She was prying out a secret.
  她正在探查一个秘密。