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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。
撬开；撬动
prys — third person singular of pry · irregular form
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撬开；撬动
to move or force something, especially in an effort to get it open
Stop prying into my personal affairs.
别再打听我的私事了。
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.
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.
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.
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.
pry
Base
原形
prys
3rd person
第三人称单数
prying
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现在分词
pried
Past
过去式
pried
Past participle
过去分词
They pry into other people's business.
他们窥探别人的事情。
He pried the lid off the jar.
他撬开了罐子的盖子。
I have pried the truth out of him.
我已经从他那里挖出了真相。
规则动词；表“撬”时常用 pry sth open/off；表“打听”时常说 pry into sth。
She pried the lid off the paint can with a screwdriver.
她用螺丝刀撬开了油漆罐的盖子。
We had to pry the stuck window open from outside.
我们只好从外面把卡住的窗户撬开。
Do not pry the box open with a knife; you might break what is inside.
别用刀撬开这个盒子，你可能会弄坏里面的东西。
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。
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。
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.
记者们试图从他那里撬出真相。
Not this
Stop prying my diary.
Use this
Stop prying into my diary.
动词 pry 表示‘打听、窥探’时是不及物动词，须接介词 into 后再接宾语，构成 pry into sth.。wr 中 pry 后直接跟 my diary，缺少 into，不符合搭配；cr 加上 into 后语法和语义均正确。
Not this
I pried the box with a crowbar.
Use this
I pried the box open with a crowbar.
pry 表示‘用工具撬开’时，虽然可作及物动词，但通常需要 open、off、up 等补语说明撬动后的结果，构成 pry sth. open/off/up。wr 的 pry the box 没有给出动作结果，听起来不完整；cr 用 open 作宾语补足语，完整表达‘把盒子撬开’。
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打听；窥探
Please don't pry into my private affairs.
请别打听我的私事。
撬开
He pried open the window with a screwdriver.
他用螺丝刀撬开了窗户。
撬松；撬开
She pried the lid loose with a knife.
她用刀把盖子撬松了。
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。
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。
打听，窥探（他人的私事）
I don't mean to pry into your personal life, but are you feeling all right?
我不是想打听你的私生活，但你感觉还好吗？
（费力）从某人那儿套出话来
The reporter finally pried the secret out of the reluctant witness.
记者最终从不情愿的证人口中套出了秘密。
偷窥的目光，好奇的眼睛（指爱打听的人）
She kept her diary locked away from prying eyes.
她把日记锁起来，不让别人偷看。
撬开我的第三只眼。（出自Tool乐队的歌曲《Third Eye》，常用来比喻突破常规认知、看清真相。）
He pried open the locked drawer with a screwdriver.
他用螺丝刀撬开了上锁的抽屉。
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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。
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".
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