pry
verb
uk/praɪ/us/praɪ/pryverb(ASK QUESTIONS)
[I]disapproving
totrytofindoutprivatefactsabout aperson:
探听，打听（隐私）As areporter, I waspaidto pryintoother people'slives.作为一个记者，我拿取报酬去窥探他人的生活。
Ihopeyou don'tthinkI'm prying, but hasyourboyfriendeverlivedwith anyone before?我希望你不会觉得我是在打探你的私生活——你男朋友以前和什么人同居过吗？
Shewantedaprivateholidayaway frompryingeyes(= where no one would betryingtoseeher).她想过一个属于自己的假期，避开那些刺探的目光。
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- ask aftersomeone
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
- beat
- beatsomethingout ofsomeone
- bombard
- cross-examine
- doorstep
- enquire
- inquire withinidiom
- interviewer
- pin
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- Q, q
- reinterview
- resurvey
- retest
- roll
- survey
- the third degreeidiom
pryverb(OPEN)
[T]mainlyUS
tomoveorliftsomething bypressingatoolagainst afixedpoint:
撬开，撬起[+ adj]Thecartrunkhad been priedopenand all herequipmentwas gone.汽车的行李箱被撬开了，她所有的装备都不见了。
Raising and lowering
- depress
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike
- hikesomethingup
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- jacksomethingup
- leverage
- prise
- prize
- putsomethingup
- re-erect
- ride
- ride up
- run
- yo-yo