pry /praɪ/ CET6+ ( prying, pried, pries )

• 1. 

  V-I If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions. 刺探; 窥探

  例：

  We do not want people prying into our affairs.

  我们不想让人刺探我们的私事。

  例：

  Imelda might think she was prying.

  伊梅尔达可能认为她在窥探。

• 2. 

  N the act of prying 刺探(之行动)

• 3. 

  V-T If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface. 撬