pry
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1
打听, 探听
to ask personal or unwanted questions
- 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。
- It is considered impolite to pry into someone's financial situation without their consent.
未经同意打探某人的财务状况被认为是不礼貌的。
- The curious coworker should avoid prying into a colleague's personal issues.
好奇的同事应该避免打探同事的个人问题。
- True friends respect boundaries and don't pry when someone is not ready to share.
真正的朋友尊重界限，当有人还没准备好分享时不会窥探。
同义词：
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撬开, 用力
to apply force in an attempt to open, separate, or move something
及物动词
- 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。
- She had to pry the phone from his hands, as he was refusing to let go.
她不得不从他的手中撬开电话，因为他拒绝放手。
- The storm pried the branches off the tree, scattering them across the yard.
风暴撬开了树枝，将它们散落在院子里。
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窥探, 窥视
to look at something with great curiosity or interest, especially when it involves something private or hidden
- 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。
- He would often pry into the contents of other people’s bags, wondering what they were hiding.
他经常窥探别人包里的东西，好奇他们在隐藏什么。
- She didn't mean to pry, but she couldn’t resist looking at the letter on the table.
她并不是有意窥探，但她忍不住看了看桌上的信。
- The child pried into his sister's diary, eager to know her secrets.
孩子窥探了他姐姐的日记，渴望知道她的秘密。
4
撬开, 探出
to obtain something, especially information, with effort or difficulty
及物动词
- 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。
- He felt guilty for having to pry personal details out of his friends, but it was necessary.
他因为不得不从朋友那里打探个人细节而感到内疚，但这是必要的。
- He had to pry the contract out of the company’s legal team, who were reluctant to share it.
他不得不从不愿分享的公司法律团队那里撬出合同。