to pry
01
打听, 探听
to ask personal or unwanted questions
Intransitive: to pry | to pry into a subject
例子
Nosy neighbors may pry into the affairs of others, seeking gossip.
爱打听的邻居可能会打听别人的事情，寻找八卦。
Journalists sometimes pry into the personal lives of public figures to uncover scandals.
记者有时会打探公众人物的私生活以揭露丑闻。
02
撬开, 用力
to apply force in an attempt to open, separate, or move something
Transitive: to pry sth somewhere
例子
They used a stick to pry the lid off the crate, which was nailed down tightly.
他们用一根棍子撬开了钉得紧紧的板条箱盖子。
The workers pried the old nails out of the wooden planks to salvage them.
工人们撬开了木板上的旧钉子以挽救它们。
03
窥探, 窥视
to look at something with great curiosity or interest, especially when it involves something private or hidden
Intransitive
例子
I noticed him prying at the letters on my desk, clearly trying to figure out what I was doing.
我注意到他在窥探我桌上的信件，显然是想弄清楚我在做什么。
She caught him prying through her drawers, looking for something he had no right to touch.
她抓到他窥探她的抽屉，寻找他没有权利碰的东西。
04
撬开, 探出
to obtain something, especially information, with effort or difficulty
Transitive: to pry sth out of sb
例子
She had to pry the truth out of him, as he was hesitant to share any details.
她不得不从他那里撬出真相，因为他犹豫不决，不愿分享任何细节。
The detective pried the confession out of the suspect, using clever questions and pressure.
侦探用巧妙的问题和压力从嫌疑人那里撬出了供词。
Pry
01
重型铁杠杆, 撬棍
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
