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

• You sit there watching me in secret through the corner of your prying eyes.
  你坐在一旁偷偷地从侦伺的眼角看着我。
• It's fine if your teacher is taking a personal interest in your studies, but it's not OK if they are asking prying questions about your love life.
  如果你的老师只是对你的学习感兴趣，那没关系；如果他们询问你窥测性的问题，比如你的爱情生活，那就不正常了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I know you don't like me prying, but this is important.
  我知道你不喜欢我爱打听，但是这很重要。
• Use care not to score the housing bore when prying out seals and washer.
  当拆下油封和垫圈时，要特别小心切勿划伤机座孔。
• There you go again, prying into other people's affairs!
  你又来探听人家的事了！
• She was prying out a secret.
  她正在探查一个秘密。
• 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。