prise
/praɪz/( <美> prize)
verb
with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else撬; 撬起; 撬动：
using a screwdriver, he prised open the window.
他用螺丝刀把窗户撬开了。
1.1
prise something out of/from
obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty费劲地（从某人）得到：I got the loan, though I had to prise it out of him.
我得到了贷款, 尽管费了大劲才得到他同意。
词源
late 17th cent.: from dialect prise 'lever'， from Old French prise 'grasp， taking hold'. Compare with PRY2.