As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people's lives.作为一个记者,我拿取报酬去窥探他人的生活。
I hope you don't think I'm prying, but has your boyfriend ever lived with anyone before?我希望你不会觉得我是在打探你的私生活——你男朋友以前和什么人同居过吗?
She wanted a private holiday away from prying eyes (= where no one would be trying to see her).她想过一个属于自己的假期,避开那些刺探的目光。