-ies, -ied
no obj. enquire too inquisitively into a person's private affairs（对别人隐私）窥视, 窥探, 刺探, 打听：I'm sick of you prying into my personal life
我对你刺探我的私生活感到恶心
as adj. prying she felt there was no place where she could escape from the prying eyes.她感到自己无从逃避一双双偷窥的眼睛。
派生词
pryingly
adverb词源
Middle English （in the sense 'peer inquisitively'）： of unknown origin.