prise

prise
( prize)
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]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。
    ■(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。
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from dialect prise 'lever', from Old French prise 'grasp, taking hold'. Compare with pry
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