Pry的意思

"Pry" 這個詞在英語中有多種含義,可以作為動詞或名詞使用。以下是一些常見的含義:

  1. 動詞:

    • 探究(某人的事務),打聽(別人的隱私):To pry into someone's affairs or to pry into someone's privacy.
    • 撬開,撬起:To pry something open or to pry something up.
    • 用力拉或推:To pry something away or to pry something off.
  2. 名詞:

    • 撬棍,撬棒:A tool used for prying, often a metal bar with a pointed end and a flat end for leverage.

在口語中,"pry" 通常用來描述那種不請自來的、對別人私生活或事務的過度好奇和干涉行為。例如,"Don't pry into my personal life."(不要干涉我的私生活。)或者,"She used a pry bar to open the stuck door."(她用撬棍打開了那扇卡住的門。)