No. 4,447 in Chinese
撬
To pry or lever.
In a sentence
他用撬棍轻松地撬开了箱子的盖子。
He easily pried open the lid of the box with a crowbar.
撬 is used as a verb meaning 'to pry open'.
她试图撬动那块砖头以找到隐藏的钥匙。
She tried to lever that brick to find the hidden key.
撬 is used as a verb meaning 'to lever'.
某些销售员常试图撬走他公司的顾客。
Some salespeople often attempt to poach customers from his company.
撬 is used metaphorically to mean 'to poach' or 'to pry away someone from an affiliation.
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