pry ⇒ 不要窥探别人的隐私。 Bùyào kuītàn biérén de yǐnsī. → You shouldn't pry into other people's private affairs. ⇒ 字体专家能从字体中窥探人的性格。 Zìtǐ zhuānjiā néng cóng zìtǐ zhōng kuītàn rén de xìnggé. → Handwriting specialists can tell people's character from their handwriting.
试探
sound ... out ⇒ 美国试探英国对美伊战争的态度。 Měiguó shìtan Yīngguó duì Měi-Yī zhànzhēng de tàidu. → The United States sounded the British out about how they felt about the war with Iraq.