Definition of prise in English:

prise

(also prize)

verb prʌɪzpraɪz

1with object and adverbial of direction Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)
I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick
using a screwdriver, he prised open the window
他用螺丝刀把窗户撬开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- To clean the scallops, prise the shells open with a knife, scraping and loosening from the flat shell.
- Anyway last night, after I managed to prize Debbie off the computer, going for just one more click for about ten minutes, we went upstairs to watch The Others.
- Fire surrounds, wall panelling and window sills were all prised out and shipped along the coast.
- The shale is extremely fragile, and Gess's main tool has been a pen knife, with which he systematically prises layers apart, centimetre by centimetre, or even millimetre by millimetre.
- Three minutes later the Liverpool defence was prised apart, alarmingly.
- Well, no, it's just I need to prize myself from the Internet over the examination period and that means sacrificing blog updates.
- Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks.
- While prizing Chris away from the dog kennels (cos he really wants a little dog), one or two cats caught our eye.
- By prising the gas and electricity markets away from state-owned monopolies, EU policy aims to get prices down - and that could mean higher consumption.
- Culture can prise open minds and penetrate perceptions in a way that politics has long since failed to do.
- She prised them apart and pulled out a crumbling flake of card.
- Too few people have been persuaded out of their cars and on to public transport; now they are being prized out.
- At about 3.15 pm a section of the steel fencing was prised apart by some revellers.
- Last year there were 10 break-outs and 33 unsuccessful escape attempts, each involving detainees prising open windows under cover of darkness.
- Broken edges can be made neat by cutting a square of turf behind the damage, prising it free, moving it forward and trimming off the broken part.
- Rescue workers managed to prise it open but no one was found inside.
- Alli insists his offer fully values the business, despite industry claims that he will need to push the bid to at least £120m to have any chance of prising the station from SMG.
- The lid of the freezer gave a tiny groan as we prised it open.
- Company staff were forced to carry out the grim task of prising the animals free.
- At the time of writing, the hospitals of Baghdad are overflowing with the wounded and dying, as the city is prised apart by American tanks.
- Lift the clumps carefully and prise the bulbs apart causing as little damage to the roots as possible.
- Navy also looked to be the favourites as Air Force had almost prised the championship away from Army on the Sunday, losing by only a goal in the dying moments of the game.
- Eventually when it was prised open, I found some yellowed and brittle sheets of paper, most of them hand-written, but illegible now.
- I tried to prise it apart with a ruler, then I tried using a pair of scissors to try and lever the infernal plastic spindle apart.
Synonyms
lever, force, wrench, pull, wrest, twist
jemmy
North American pry, jimmy
1. 1.1prise 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pearson was playing political hardball, using a pragmatic strategy designed to prise extra resources out of a conservative electorate and its government.
  The Australian Cricket Board, to their eternal shame, secretly fined the players then covered it up until the papers prised the story out of them.
  By dint of not mentioning snow, I gently prised the story out of him, learning that he'd fumbled the first deal and lost two or three months in the process.
  My weight knocked him off his feet and I wrestled with him in the mud of the street, swearing and cuffing at his head, until I managed to prise my wallet out of his hand.
  So I said ‘What if I prise a contract out of him for the winter as well and we all move out there?’
  Synonyms
  extract/obtain with difficulty, worm out
  British winkle out

Origin

Late 17th century: from dialect prise 'lever', from Old French prise 'grasp, taking hold'. Compare with pry².

Rhymes

advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, capsize, chastise, comprise, demise, despise, devise, downsize, excise, flies, guise, incise, low-rise, misprize, outsize, previse, prize, remise, revise, rise, size, surmise, surprise, uprise, wise

Definition of prise in US English:

prise

(also prize)

verbpraɪzprīz

1Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)
I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick
using a screwdriver, he prised open the window
他用螺丝刀把窗户撬开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Navy also looked to be the favourites as Air Force had almost prised the championship away from Army on the Sunday, losing by only a goal in the dying moments of the game.
- She prised them apart and pulled out a crumbling flake of card.
- Company staff were forced to carry out the grim task of prising the animals free.
- To clean the scallops, prise the shells open with a knife, scraping and loosening from the flat shell.
- I tried to prise it apart with a ruler, then I tried using a pair of scissors to try and lever the infernal plastic spindle apart.
- Fire surrounds, wall panelling and window sills were all prised out and shipped along the coast.
- At about 3.15 pm a section of the steel fencing was prised apart by some revellers.
- Last year there were 10 break-outs and 33 unsuccessful escape attempts, each involving detainees prising open windows under cover of darkness.
- By prising the gas and electricity markets away from state-owned monopolies, EU policy aims to get prices down - and that could mean higher consumption.
- Alli insists his offer fully values the business, despite industry claims that he will need to push the bid to at least £120m to have any chance of prising the station from SMG.
- Lift the clumps carefully and prise the bulbs apart causing as little damage to the roots as possible.
- Broken edges can be made neat by cutting a square of turf behind the damage, prising it free, moving it forward and trimming off the broken part.
- The lid of the freezer gave a tiny groan as we prised it open.
- Three minutes later the Liverpool defence was prised apart, alarmingly.
- While prizing Chris away from the dog kennels (cos he really wants a little dog), one or two cats caught our eye.
- Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks.
- Rescue workers managed to prise it open but no one was found inside.
- Too few people have been persuaded out of their cars and on to public transport; now they are being prized out.
- The shale is extremely fragile, and Gess's main tool has been a pen knife, with which he systematically prises layers apart, centimetre by centimetre, or even millimetre by millimetre.
- Well, no, it's just I need to prize myself from the Internet over the examination period and that means sacrificing blog updates.
- Culture can prise open minds and penetrate perceptions in a way that politics has long since failed to do.
- Eventually when it was prised open, I found some yellowed and brittle sheets of paper, most of them hand-written, but illegible now.
- Anyway last night, after I managed to prize Debbie off the computer, going for just one more click for about ten minutes, we went upstairs to watch The Others.
- At the time of writing, the hospitals of Baghdad are overflowing with the wounded and dying, as the city is prised apart by American tanks.
Synonyms
lever, force, wrench, pull, wrest, twist
1. 1.1prise 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  My weight knocked him off his feet and I wrestled with him in the mud of the street, swearing and cuffing at his head, until I managed to prise my wallet out of his hand.
  Pearson was playing political hardball, using a pragmatic strategy designed to prise extra resources out of a conservative electorate and its government.
  By dint of not mentioning snow, I gently prised the story out of him, learning that he'd fumbled the first deal and lost two or three months in the process.
  The Australian Cricket Board, to their eternal shame, secretly fined the players then covered it up until the papers prised the story out of them.
  So I said ‘What if I prise a contract out of him for the winter as well and we all move out there?’
  Synonyms
  extract with difficulty, obtain with difficulty, worm out

Origin

Late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry.

词汇	prise
释义	Definition of prise in English: prise (also prize) verb prʌɪzpraɪz 1with object and adverbial of direction Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something) I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick using a screwdriver, he prised open the window 他用螺丝刀把窗户撬开了。 Example sentencesExamples To clean the scallops, prise the shells open with a knife, scraping and loosening from the flat shell. Anyway last night, after I managed to prize Debbie off the computer, going for just one more click for about ten minutes, we went upstairs to watch The Others. Fire surrounds, wall panelling and window sills were all prised out and shipped along the coast. The shale is extremely fragile, and Gess's main tool has been a pen knife, with which he systematically prises layers apart, centimetre by centimetre, or even millimetre by millimetre. Three minutes later the Liverpool defence was prised apart, alarmingly. Well, no, it's just I need to prize myself from the Internet over the examination period and that means sacrificing blog updates. Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks. While prizing Chris away from the dog kennels (cos he really wants a little dog), one or two cats caught our eye. By prising the gas and electricity markets away from state-owned monopolies, EU policy aims to get prices down - and that could mean higher consumption. Culture can prise open minds and penetrate perceptions in a way that politics has long since failed to do. She prised them apart and pulled out a crumbling flake of card. Too few people have been persuaded out of their cars and on to public transport; now they are being prized out. At about 3.15 pm a section of the steel fencing was prised apart by some revellers. Last year there were 10 break-outs and 33 unsuccessful escape attempts, each involving detainees prising open windows under cover of darkness. Broken edges can be made neat by cutting a square of turf behind the damage, prising it free, moving it forward and trimming off the broken part. Rescue workers managed to prise it open but no one was found inside. Alli insists his offer fully values the business, despite industry claims that he will need to push the bid to at least £120m to have any chance of prising the station from SMG. The lid of the freezer gave a tiny groan as we prised it open. Company staff were forced to carry out the grim task of prising the animals free. At the time of writing, the hospitals of Baghdad are overflowing with the wounded and dying, as the city is prised apart by American tanks. Lift the clumps carefully and prise the bulbs apart causing as little damage to the roots as possible. Navy also looked to be the favourites as Air Force had almost prised the championship away from Army on the Sunday, losing by only a goal in the dying moments of the game. Eventually when it was prised open, I found some yellowed and brittle sheets of paper, most of them hand-written, but illegible now. I tried to prise it apart with a ruler, then I tried using a pair of scissors to try and lever the infernal plastic spindle apart. Synonyms lever, force, wrench, pull, wrest, twist jemmy North American pry, jimmy 1.1prise 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。 Example sentencesExamples Pearson was playing political hardball, using a pragmatic strategy designed to prise extra resources out of a conservative electorate and its government. The Australian Cricket Board, to their eternal shame, secretly fined the players then covered it up until the papers prised the story out of them. By dint of not mentioning snow, I gently prised the story out of him, learning that he'd fumbled the first deal and lost two or three months in the process. My weight knocked him off his feet and I wrestled with him in the mud of the street, swearing and cuffing at his head, until I managed to prise my wallet out of his hand. So I said ‘What if I prise a contract out of him for the winter as well and we all move out there?’ Synonyms extract/obtain with difficulty, worm out British winkle out Origin Late 17th century: from dialect prise 'lever', from Old French prise 'grasp, taking hold'. Compare with pry². Rhymes advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, capsize, chastise, comprise, demise, despise, devise, downsize, excise, flies, guise, incise, low-rise, misprize, outsize, previse, prize, remise, revise, rise, size, surmise, surprise, uprise, wise Definition of prise in US English: prise (also prize) verbpraɪzprīz 1Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something) I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick using a screwdriver, he prised open the window 他用螺丝刀把窗户撬开了。 Example sentencesExamples Navy also looked to be the favourites as Air Force had almost prised the championship away from Army on the Sunday, losing by only a goal in the dying moments of the game. She prised them apart and pulled out a crumbling flake of card. Company staff were forced to carry out the grim task of prising the animals free. To clean the scallops, prise the shells open with a knife, scraping and loosening from the flat shell. I tried to prise it apart with a ruler, then I tried using a pair of scissors to try and lever the infernal plastic spindle apart. Fire surrounds, wall panelling and window sills were all prised out and shipped along the coast. At about 3.15 pm a section of the steel fencing was prised apart by some revellers. Last year there were 10 break-outs and 33 unsuccessful escape attempts, each involving detainees prising open windows under cover of darkness. By prising the gas and electricity markets away from state-owned monopolies, EU policy aims to get prices down - and that could mean higher consumption. Alli insists his offer fully values the business, despite industry claims that he will need to push the bid to at least £120m to have any chance of prising the station from SMG. Lift the clumps carefully and prise the bulbs apart causing as little damage to the roots as possible. Broken edges can be made neat by cutting a square of turf behind the damage, prising it free, moving it forward and trimming off the broken part. The lid of the freezer gave a tiny groan as we prised it open. Three minutes later the Liverpool defence was prised apart, alarmingly. While prizing Chris away from the dog kennels (cos he really wants a little dog), one or two cats caught our eye. Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks. Rescue workers managed to prise it open but no one was found inside. Too few people have been persuaded out of their cars and on to public transport; now they are being prized out. The shale is extremely fragile, and Gess's main tool has been a pen knife, with which he systematically prises layers apart, centimetre by centimetre, or even millimetre by millimetre. Well, no, it's just I need to prize myself from the Internet over the examination period and that means sacrificing blog updates. Culture can prise open minds and penetrate perceptions in a way that politics has long since failed to do. Eventually when it was prised open, I found some yellowed and brittle sheets of paper, most of them hand-written, but illegible now. Anyway last night, after I managed to prize Debbie off the computer, going for just one more click for about ten minutes, we went upstairs to watch The Others. At the time of writing, the hospitals of Baghdad are overflowing with the wounded and dying, as the city is prised apart by American tanks. Synonyms lever, force, wrench, pull, wrest, twist 1.1prise 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。 Example sentencesExamples My weight knocked him off his feet and I wrestled with him in the mud of the street, swearing and cuffing at his head, until I managed to prise my wallet out of his hand. Pearson was playing political hardball, using a pragmatic strategy designed to prise extra resources out of a conservative electorate and its government. By dint of not mentioning snow, I gently prised the story out of him, learning that he'd fumbled the first deal and lost two or three months in the process. The Australian Cricket Board, to their eternal shame, secretly fined the players then covered it up until the papers prised the story out of them. So I said ‘What if I prise a contract out of him for the winter as well and we all move out there?’ Synonyms extract with difficulty, obtain with difficulty, worm out Origin Late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry.
随便看	carnivorous carnivorously carnivorously carnivorousness carnivorousness carnivory carnivory carnosaur carnosaurian carnosaurus cognizable cognizably cognizably cognizance cognizanced cognizance of cognizant cognizant in cognizant of cognize cognizer cognomen cognominal cognoscente cognoscenti