Word · Frequency #16301
pried
撬开；撬动
pried is the past of pry.
to move or force something, especially in an effort to get it open
- 1.
To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
好奇地仔细窥视,尤指对关闭的或非公开的事物。
- 2.
To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.
用杠杆撬开、抬起或加宽；撬动。
- 3.
To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.
探究与自己无关的事；好管闲事；窥探。
- 4.
Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort.
通常后接 out (of):费力地取得或套出(信息等)。
打听；窥探；好奇地仔细窥视,尤指对关闭的或非公开的事物。；用杠杆撬开、抬起或加宽；撬动。；探究与自己无关的事；好管闲事；窥探。；通常后接 out (of):费力地取得或套出(信息等)。
In use
She pried the lid off the paint can with a screwdriver.
We had to pry the stuck window open from outside.
Do not pry the box open with a knife; you might break what is inside.
pry into sth
into 后接被探听的对象，多用于否定或劝止语境。
Stop prying into my personal affairs.
别再打听我的私事了。
pry sth open
宾语是代词时必须放在 open 前，如 pry it open。
She pried the old box open with a screwdriver.
她用螺丝刀把那个旧盒子撬开了。
pry sth out of sb
out of sb 表示费力从某人处获取信息或秘密。
The reporters tried to pry the truth out of him.
Connections
Collocations
- pry into
- 打听；窥探
- Please don't pry into my private affairs.请别打听我的私事。
- pry open
- 撬开
- He pried open the window with a screwdriver.他用螺丝刀撬开了窗户。
- pry loose
- 撬松；撬开
- She pried the lid loose with a knife.她用刀把盖子撬松了。
- pry out of
- 从…口中套出
- The reporter finally pried the truth out of the official.记者最终从官员口中套出了真相。
- prying eyes
- 窥探的目光；好奇的眼睛
- She closed the curtains to avoid prying eyes.她拉上窗帘，避开窥探的目光。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：把 try 的 t 换成 p 就是 pry——用撬棍拼命 try 去撬开，也指爱打听(prying)别人的事。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：forcible opening (tool use)、intrusive personal questioning 作“撬开”讲时通常为中性动作，多用于具体操作；作“打听、窥探”讲时多带贬义，比较常见于日常口语。整体语气随搭配和语境变化，难以一概而论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with "pry": they end with the /aɪ/ sound. Note the spelling pattern: words like "try", "dry", "cry", and "fry" end with "-ry" and follow the same consonant + y pattern as "pry". Lookalike warning: "pray" (and its homophone "prey") is spelled similarly to "pry" but is pronounced /preɪ/, rhyming with "day", not with "pry".
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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