[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
late 17th cent.: from dialect prise 'lever', from Old French prise 'grasp, taking hold'. Compare with pry