英:['praɪɪŋ]
美:['praɪɪŋ]
英:['praɪɪŋ]
美:['praɪɪŋ]
adj.
爱打听的
v.
打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 )
撬开
pry·ing
praI Ing
pryingly (adv.), pryingness (n.)
词根:pry
n.pry 窥探;杠杆
vi.pry 刺探,探查
vt.pry 撬动,撬开
Noun
1. offensive inquisitiveness
Adjective
1. offensively curious or inquisitive;
"curious about the neighbor's doings"
"he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"
"prying eyes"
"the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
pry into窥探;打听
pry bar撬杆;杠杆
The first known use of prying was in 1552
psalmodynoun
the art or practice of singing psalms in worship
a collection of psalms
psalmistnoun
a writer or composer of psalms
psalmnoun
a sacred song or poem
capitalized one of the hymns that make up the Old Testament Book of Psalms
pryingadjective
given to asking about other people's affairs especially in an annoying or meddlesome way
1 I saw myself prying Peach’s fingers away from Dismay’s collar.
2 I wish I could pull the shutters closed, blocking out this moment from the prying eyes of Panem.
3 Reaching sideways, he dug a bottle of warm beer out of his foot locker, and he handed it to Yossarian after prying off the cap.
4 This whole notion of the company as a fortress, where all information is kept away from prying eyes, is changing.
公司作为一切秘而不宣信息的堡垒的观念正在改变。
5 There you go again, prying into other people's affairs!
你又来探听人家的事了!
6 He felt like he was prying and decided not to read any more of the notebooks.
7 Mia had used a hammer and a handful of roofing nails, driving each one through the thick white plastic like arrows, then prying it out again.
8 The Google Nest Hub (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is a great smart display with no camera (and therefore no risk of unwanted prying eyes).
9 as we moved into our new home, we could sense that there were prying eyes watching us
10 The trip was "cover," arranged months in advance in North Korea, for the first-ever contact between the spy and his new KGB handler away from the prying eyes of MI6.
11 You sit there watching me in secret through the corner of your prying eyes.
你坐在一旁偷偷地从侦伺的眼角看着我。
12 I'm sick of you prying into my personal life!
我讨厌你刺探我的私生活!
13 “They only have one left!” he gushed, tearing off the cellophane shrink-wrap and prying open the lid.
14 ‘Keep to the green grass. Don’t you go a-meddling with old stone or cold Wights or prying in their houses, unless you be strong folk with hearts that never falter!’
15 One of us always stayed with him, not just to keep him company but also to make sure he didn’t try anything cute, like prying off the ankle bracelet.
16 And then coming here—even before she disappeared—to read the books away from prying eyes.
17 “Enough,” the black brother roared, prying the stick sword from her fingers, "you want to kill the fool?"
18 David felt strange reading it, as if he were prying somehow, but yet he couldn’t stop reading it either.
19 I got a screwdriver from the store and took out the screw; after prying a bit, the door came open rather squeakily.
20 “Attacked?” he said, prying me loose from his neck so he could look into my face.