pry

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n. 杠杆, 窥探, 好奇者 vi. 打听, 窥探 vt. 撬动, 撬开, 费力得到

发音

其它 /pɹaɪ/

词形变化

pries 复数 pries 三单 prying 现在分词 pried 过去式 pried 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act of prying; a close and curious look.

  2. 2.

    A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker.

  3. 1.

    A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever.

    美国
v.
  1. 1.

    To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.

    窥探

    比喻 不及物

    I don't mean to pry, but could you tell me where you got that scarf?

    to pry into someone's affairs

  3. 3.

    To peer at (something) closely; also, to look into (a matter, etc.) thoroughly.

    废旧 及物
  4. 1.

    To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.

    及物
  5. 2.

    Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

crowbar pry bar wrecking bar

上位词 1

lever

下位词 3

jimmy Jim Crow jemmy
动词

同义词 8

jimmy nose prize poke lever intrude prise horn in

上位词 8

look ask open search inquire enquire extort open up

相关短语

pry bar 杠杆，撬杆 pry bars Paul Pry

词源

The verb is inherited from Middle English prien, pryen (“to look closely, peer into, pry, spy”) [and other forms], from Old English *prīwan, *prēowian (“to look narrowly, to squint at”), attested by Old English beprīwan, beprēwan (“to wink”); further etymology unknown, but probably akin to Old English *prēowot (“closing of the eyes”), attested only in combination – compare prēowthwīl (“blink or twinkling of an eye, moment”), princ (“a wink”): see prink. The noun is derived from the verb.

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