pray

英 [preɪ]

美 [preɪ]

v.  祈祷; 祷告; 企盼; 祈望
adv.  (用于询问或指示)请问，请

现在分词：praying　过去式：prayed　过去分词：prayed　第三人称单数：prays　

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牛津词典

verb

• 祈祷；祷告
  to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help
  1. They knelt down and prayed.
     他们跪下来祷告。
  2. I'll pray for you.
     我将为你祈祷。
  3. to pray for peace
     祈求和平
  4. She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.
     她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。
  5. We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.
     我们为她的康复祈祷。
  6. He prayed to be forgiven.
     他祈求宽恕。
• 企盼；祈望
  to hope very much that sth will happen
  1. We're praying for good weather on Saturday.
     我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。
  2. I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.
     我但愿没人注意到我的错误。

adv.

• （用于询问或指示）请问，请
  used to mean ‘please’ when you are asking a question or telling sb to do sth
  1. What, pray, is the meaning of this?
     请问，这是什么意思？
  2. Pray continue.
     请继续。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 祈祷；祷告
  When peoplepray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
  1. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
     他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
  2. Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to God.
     我们现在所要做的就是自助并向上帝祈祷。
  3. ...all those who work and pray for peace...
     所有那些为和平努力和祈祷的人们
  4. Kelly prayed that God would judge her with mercy.
     凯莉祈求在接受最后的审判时能得到上帝的怜悯。
• VERB 祈望；祈求
  When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that theyare praying thatit will happen.
  1. I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late...
     我只是在祈求国会中会有人在还来得及的时候做点什么。
  2. One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it...
     大家也只能希冀球队教练从中汲取教训。
  3. Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
     很多人在暗中祈求和解。
• ADV （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
  Prayis used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way.
  1. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
     梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
• ADV （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
  Praywas used to add politeness to a command.
  1. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
     抱歉，请继续。

英英释义

verb

• call upon in supplication
  1. I beg you to stop!
  Synonym:begimplore
• address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
  1. pray to the Lord

双语例句

• We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way
  我们的城市很美丽，但愿它能保持下去。
• She went down on her knees to pray.
  她跪在地上祈祷。
• I pray God to Bless you always.
  我祈求上帝永远保佑你。
• One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it
  大家也只能希冀球队教练从中汲取教训。
• I can pray for you and your future, but I cannot make you walk with God.
  我可以为你和你的未来祈祷，却不能令你与上帝同行。
• His statement ended with the words: 'Pray for me.'
  他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。
• I will pray to God for your safety.
  祈求上帝保你平安。
• Your wife and your children will pray for you.
  你的妻子和你的孩子们会为你祈祷。
• 'Let us pray,' said the Methodist chaplain.
  “我们来祈祷吧，”那个循道宗牧师说。
• I beg your pardon, pray continue.
  抱歉，请继续。