"pry" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撬開
• 打探（別人隱私）

Definition

用工具強行打開某物；或試圖打聽別人的隱私。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可表示用力撬開，也可比喻打聽別人隱私。‘pry open’是常見搭配，涉及隱私時常帶貶義。

Examples

He tried to pry the box open with a screwdriver.

他試圖用螺絲刀**撬開**盒子。

Don't pry into other people's lives.

不要**打探**別人的生活。

She used a knife to pry the lid off the can.

她用刀**撬開**了罐子的蓋子。

Reporters always try to pry into celebrities' personal affairs.

記者總是試圖**打探**名人的私事。

Can you help me pry this stuck drawer open?

你能幫我**撬開**這個卡住的抽屜嗎？

My parents always pry about who I'm dating.

我父母總是**打聽**我在和誰約會。