資料來源 : pyDict
用桁杆推動;撬開
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prise \Prise\, n.
An enterprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Prise \Prise\, n. & v.
See {Prize}, n., 5. Also {Prize}, v. t.
資料來源 : WordNet®
prise
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed
to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prize},
{lever}, {jimmy}]
2: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the
information out of him" [syn: {pry}]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We
prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value},
{prize}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]