pray
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help. 祈祷
He spent his time in prison praying and studying. 他把在狱中的时间花在了祈祷和学习上。
Now all we have to do is help ourselves and pray to God. 现在我们要做的是自救和向上帝祈祷。
2. V-T When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it will happen. 祈望[usu cont]
I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late. 我只祈望国会中有人在还来得及的时候做点什么。
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pray /preɪ/ (praying,prayed,prays)
剑桥词典
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- We pray for deliverance from our sins .
- Let us pray for those who are not so fortunate as ourselves.
- The people all fell to their knees and began to pray.
- We're having the party in the garden , so I'm praying it'll be sunny .
- He knelt in front of the altar and prayed. 返回 pray
to speak to a god either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love , admiration , or thanks or in order to ask for something
祷告，祈祷
She knelt and prayed silently. 她跪下默默祈祷。
Let us pray for the victims of this terrible disaster . 让我们为这次可怕灾难的受害者祈祷吧。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] We've been praying to God that your son will make a complete recovery . 我们一直在祈祷上帝让你的儿子完全康复。
formal You must pray (= ask for) God's forgiveness for what you have done. 你必须祈求上帝宽恕你的所作所为。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
to hope for something very much
强烈地希望；祈望，祈求
We're praying for good weather for tomorrow's game . 我们祈祷明天的比赛有个好天气。
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