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prying是什么意思

prying

英['praɪɪŋ] 美['praɪɪŋ]

adj. 爱打听的；
v. 打听，刺探（他人的私事）( pry的现在分词 )，撬开；

同义词

prying的同义词之：
curious curiosity inquisitive

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VERB

窥探；窥视；偷看；刺探

If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.
例句
We do not want people prying into our affairs... 我们不希望别人窥探我们的私事。 Imelda might think she was prying... 艾美达可能认为她在刺探别人的隐私。
VERB

撬动；撬开；撬起

If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.
例句
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。 I pried the top off a can of chilli... 我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。
VERB

（从…口中）费力地得到（消息等）

If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
例句
...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

英英词典释义

Noun
1. offensive inquisitiveness
Adjective
1. offensively curious or inquisitive;
"curious about the neighbor's doings""he flipped through my letters in his nosy way""prying eyes""the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"

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