• vt. 撬动，撬开
• vi. 刺探，探查
• n. 窥探；杠杆

来自中古法语prien,偷窥，打探，可能来自piren的变体词，来自piren,偷窥，词源同peer.

来自prize 的回构词，来自古法语prise,抓住，来自（缩写自）拉丁语prehendere,抓住，词源 同apprise,comprehend.引申词义撬开，强力扒开。

pry

pry: see prize

pry (v.1)

"look inquisitively," c. 1300, from prien "to peer in," of unknown origin, perhaps related to late Old English bepriwan "to wink." Related: Pried; prying. As a noun, "act of prying," from 1750; meaning "inquisitive person" is from 1845.

pry (v.2)

"raise by force," 1823, from a noun meaning "instrument for prying, crowbar;" alteration of prize (as though it were a plural) in obsolete sense of "lever" (c. 1300), from Old French prise "a taking hold, grasp" (see prize (n.2)).

1. Don't pry into private life of others.

不要窥探别人的私生活.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Don't pry into the affairs of others.

莫管闲事.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. If you want to pry into other people'sbusiness you shall not do it here, young man.

如果你想刺探别人的隐私，那你来错地方了，年轻人。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Jack managed to pry away a large stone blocking the entrance.

杰克设法移开了堵住门口的大石头.

来自辞典例句

5. A motorman tried to pry Rex's jaws open with a switch rod.

一个司机想用一根开关棒撬开雷克斯的嘴.

来自辞典例句