pry
英 /praɪ/ 美 /praɪ/
- v. 窥探；打探隐私To seek private information about someone in an intrusive way.
- v. 撬开；撬起To force something open or loose using a tool.
Please don't pry into my sister's private life.
请不要打探我姐姐的私生活。
Employers should respect personal boundaries rather than pry into matters unrelated to an employee's professional responsibilities.
雇主应尊重个人界限，而不是打探与员工工作职责无关的事情。
搭配
pry into someone's affairs 打探某人的私事pry open a lid 撬开盖子prying eyes 窥探的目光
辨析提示
窥探用pry into；表示撬开时英式常用prise。
词族
prying (adj.)
近义 snoop
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