Word · Frequency #16301
pry
撬开；撬动
核心释义
to move or force something, especially in an effort to get it open
- 1.
好奇地仔细窥视,尤指对关闭的或非公开的事物。
To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
- 2.
用杠杆撬开、抬起或加宽；撬动。
To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.
- 3.
探究与自己无关的事；好管闲事；窥探。
To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.
- 4.
通常后接 out (of):费力地取得或套出(信息等)。
Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort.
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)。
用法In use
She pried the lid off the paint can with a screwdriver.
用法提示：pried 是 pry 的过去式，表示用工具用力把盖子撬开。
We had to pry the stuck window open from outside.
用法提示：pry ... open 是及物动词短语，表示用力把卡住的东西弄开。
Do not pry the box open with a knife; you might break what is inside.
用法提示：pry 在此为祈使句中的及物动词，表示“撬”这个动作。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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".
用法优先级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。
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