praying
英 [ˈpreɪɪŋ]
美 [ˈpreɪɪŋ]
v. 祈祷; 祷告; 企盼; 祈望
pray的现在分词
现在分词:praying
BNC.34247 / COCA.23020
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.- He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。 - 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。 - ...all those who work and pray for peace...
所有那些为和平努力和祈祷的人们 - 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。
- He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
- VERB 祈望;祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that theyare praying thatit will happen.- 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。 - 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。 - Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
很多人在暗中祈求和解。
- I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late...
- 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.- And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
梅杰,请问,你都买卖些什么?
- And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
- ADV (用于礼貌地提出要求)请
Praywas used to add politeness to a command.- I beg your pardon, pray continue.
抱歉,请继续。
- I beg your pardon, pray continue.
双语例句
- I have always believed that he would come back, because I have been praying.
我一直相信他会回来,因为我一直在祈祷。 - I saw you praying at the mosque.
我看见你在清真寺里祈祷呢。 - I'm praying for you.
我在为你祈祷。 - Dear Dad, Thank you for loving me and praying for me.
亲爱的爸爸,谢谢你爱我,为我祈祷; - No, Mother, I cannot feel your church group praying for my safety.
不,妈妈,我感觉不到你的教会小组为我祈祷平安。 - Over the years, she's shown her devotion by abstaining from meat and praying to buddha.
她长年吃斋念佛,可诚心了。 - Praying still that you need me too.
祈祷你仍然需要我了。 - They were praying for the salvation of the world.
他们在为世人得救而祷告。 - Me, I had stopped praying not long after I had read The Talisman, by Sir Walter Scott.
我,在我读了沃尔特。斯科特爵士的《魔符》之后就停止了祈祷。 - I wasn't praying against you. I was praying for you.
我不是祷告你倒霉,我祷告是为你好。