Prying Meaning in English
word · lemma: pry
释义
Showing too much curiosity about other people's private lives or secrets; trying to find out things that do not concern you.
用法与细微差别
Used mainly to describe unwanted curiosity, especially about private or sensitive topics. Common collocations: 'prying eyes', 'prying questions', 'prying into'. Often slightly negative or disapproving. Not used for casual curiosity.
Spanish: entrometido - fisgónPortuguese (BR): bisbilhoteiro - intrometidoPortuguese (PT): bisbilhoteiro - intrometidoChinese (Simplified): 爱打探的 - 爱管闲事的Chinese (Traditional): 愛打探的 - 愛管閒事的Hindi: टोका-टोकी करने वाला - दखल देने वालाArabic: فضولي - متطفّلBengali: কৌতূহলী - উকিঝুকি করা (অপ্রয়োজনীয় কৌতূহল)Russian: любопытный (назойливо) - пытающийся выведатьJapanese: 詮索好きな - 根掘り葉掘り聞くVietnamese: tọc mạch - soi móiKorean: 캐묻는 - 참견하는Turkish: meraklı (özel işlere karışan) - gözetleyenUrdu: ٹوہ لینے والا - دخل دینے والاIndonesian: kepoan - suka ikut campur
例句
Stop being so prying with my personal life.
basic
She finds his prying questions very annoying.
basic
There were too many prying eyes at the party.
basic
I hate prying into other people's business, but sometimes I can't help it.
natural
His mom is really good at prying information out of people.
natural
Sorry for prying—I just care about you.
natural