Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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pried
/praɪd/B2
撬開 / 撬掉 (v.)
「pry」是動詞,表示用工具(如撬棍 `crowbar`)用力把東西撬開或撬掉。這裡用過去式 `pried`,強調黑幫用撬棍把警探的膝蓋骨撬掉了,畫面感很強。
No, he had to sit around all day.
A mafia thug pried both his kneecaps off with a crowbar.
[whispers] Gah…so lucky.
