•As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people's lives.作为一个记者，我拿取报酬去窥探他人的生活。

•I hope you don't think I'm prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?我希望你不会觉得我是在窥探你的私生活——你男朋友以前和甚么人同居过吗？

•She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes (= where no one would be trying to see her).她想过一个属于自己的假期，避开那些刺探的目光。

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•[+ adj] The car trunk had been pried open and all her equipment was gone.汽车的行李箱被撬开，她所有的装备都不见了。