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pry

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pry /praɪ/ verb (pried, prying, pries)  
1 [intransitiveI]FIND OUT to try to find out details about someone else’s private life in an impolite way 冒昧地问;打听,探听
 I don’t want to pry, but I need to ask you one or two questions.
我不想唐突,不过我需要问你一两个问题。
pry into
 reporters prying into the affairs of celebrities
打探名人私事的记者
2 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] especially American EnglishAmEOPEN to force something open, or force it away from something else 撬开,撬起 SYN British English prize
pry something open/away/off etc
 We finally managed to pry the door open with a screwdriver.
我们最后设法用螺丝刀把门撬开了。
3. away from prying eyes PRIVATE/PERSONALin private, where people cannot see what you are doing 私下,避开窥视的目光
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4pry something out of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to get money or information from someone with a lot of difficulty 费力地得到〔金钱或信息〕
 If you want to know his name, you’ll have to pry it out of her.
如果你想知道他的名字,就必须想法从她那里打听。
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Origin pry
1. (1300-1400) Origin unknown
2. (1800-1900) prize to force up ((17-21 centuries)), from prize lever ((14-20 centuries)), from Old French prise act of seizing
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