prise

动词 prise:

1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
   同义词：pry, prize, lever, jimmy
2. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
   同义词：pry
3. regard highly; think much of
   同义词：respect, esteem, value, prize

1. Newspaper reporters have been trying to prise the details from the White House spokesman.
   新闻记者一直在硬逼着向白宫发言人打听详细情况。
2. She used a chisel to prise off the lid.
   她用錾子来把盖子凿开。
3. The box had been prised open.
   箱子撬开了。
4. She'd promised not to talk, and nothing we could do could prise the information out of her.
   她答应保守秘密，无论我们用什麽方法她也不说出来。