/praɪz ||; praɪz/(especially US 尤为美 (prize)pry) verb [T] prise sth off, apart, open, etc to use force to open sth, remove a lid, etc （用力）撬，撬开，撬起（盖子等）: He prised the door open with an iron bar. 他用铁棍把门撬开了。