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VERB
窺探；窺視；偷看；刺探
If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.
例句
We do not want people prying into our affairs...
我們不希望別人窺探我們的私事。
Imelda might think she was prying...
艾美達可能認為她在刺探別人的隱私。
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VERB
撬動；撬開；撬起
If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.
例句
They pried open a sticky can of blue paint...
他們撬開了一個黏糊糊的藍色油漆桶。
I pried the top off a can of chilli...
我揭開一罐辣椒的蓋子。
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VERB
（從…口中）費力地得到（消息等）
If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
例句
...their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
他們試圖從美國酒精、煙草和武器管理局那里打探到那些名字