prying

• 形容一个人过度好奇，喜欢打探别人的私事。也可指窥探、偷看的行为。

Describes someone who is excessively curious about the private affairs of others.

1. Inquisitive or nosyB2informal

   Showing an offensively curious or overly inquisitive interest in other people's private matters.

   爱打听的

   • She ignored the prying questions from the journalist.
   • He had a prying nature that made others uncomfortable.
   • The neighbors were prying into their personal affairs.

   同义词busybodycuriousinquisitiveintrusivemeddlesomeofficious

   反义词disinterestedincuriousindifferentunconcerneduninterested

• 名词，指过度好奇或强行打探他人私事的行为，含窥探、多管闲事之意。

A noun referring to the act of being overly curious or intrusively inquisitive about the private affairs of others.

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1. Offensive InquisitivenessB2formal

   The act of excessively or intrusively seeking information about others' private matters.

   窥探

   • His constant prying into her personal life made her uncomfortable.
   • The journalist's prying was seen as an invasion of privacy.
   • She resented the prying of her nosy neighbors.

   同义词curiosityinquisitivenessintrusionintrusivenessmeddlingnosiness

   反义词disinterestindifferenceunconcern

• 指多管闲事地打听别人的私事，也指用杠杆等工具撬开东西。

A verb used to indicate the act of inquiring impertinently or intrusively into private matters, or to lever something open.

1. Force openB2formal

   To move or force something, especially in an effort to get it open.

   强行撬开

   • He used a crowbar to pry open the locked chest.
   • She pried the lid off the jar with a knife.
   • The firefighters pried the door open to rescue the trapped people.

   同义词leverpriseprizewrench

2. Inquire nosilyB2informal

   To ask questions in a way that is too curious or intrusive about someone's private life.

   打听

   • Stop prying into my personal affairs!
   • She pried into his past relationships without permission.
   • The journalist pried for details about the celebrity's divorce.

   同义词interfereintrudemeddlenosepokesnoop

   反义词respect

3. Search meddlesomelyB2informal

   To search or inquire in a meddlesome or presumptuous way.

   多管闲事地打听

   • He pried through her desk drawers looking for evidence.
   • They pried into the company's financial records without authorization.
   • The detective pried into every corner of the suspect's life.

   同义词intrudemeddlenosepeekpokesnoop

   反义词ignoreneglectrespect