pry
- IPA[prī]
美式
- use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else；obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty
verb: pry, 3rd person present: pries, gerund or present participle: prying, past tense: pried, past participle: pried
- 釋義
- 相關詞
動詞
- 1. North American use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else using a screwdriver, he pried open the window
- ▪ North American obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty I got the loan, though I had to pry it out of him
- an inquisitive person: there are places where a fellow can sit without a lot of Paul Prys seeing him
Oxford American Dictionary
- a small, flattish iron bar used in the same way as a crowbar.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a small, flattish iron bar used in the same way as a crowbar.
Oxford Dictionary
- an inquisitive person: there are places where a fellow can sit without a lot of Paul Prys seeing him
Oxford Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[prʌɪ]
英式
- inquire too closely into a person's private affairs: sorry, I didn't mean to pry I'm sick of you prying into my personal life
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[prʌɪ]
英式
- another term for prise
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[prī]
美式
- inquire too closely into a person's private affairs: sorry, I didn't mean to pry I'm sick of you prying into my personal life
Oxford American Dictionary
