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pray
/pre/
(过去式: prayed; 过去完成式: prayed; 现在进行式: praying)
v.i.
To make request with earnestness or zeal, esp. for something desired. 请求;恳求。
To speak to God, in request, confession, praise or thanksgiving. 祈祷;祷告;祈求。
- She prayed for her son's success. 她祈求儿子的成功。
- We're praying for a fine day. 我们祈求好天气。
v.t.
To make supplication to (a god). 祈求(神)。
- I prayed (to) God that I might succeed. 我求神保佑我成功。
To wish or hope fervently. 盼望。
To beseech; implore. (正式)请求;恳求;请。
- Pray be quiet. 请安静。
短语:
pray down 以祈祷击败(对方)。
pray in aid of 【古】求...之助。
past praying for 无望;无可救药。
同义词:
beg, entreat, implore, petition, plead.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
pray¹
/preɪ/
vi.
1. 【宗】 祈祷;祷告
- His eyes were closed and he was praying. 他闭着眼睛祈祷。
to pray to God 向上帝祈祷
- Now all we have to do is pray to God. 我们现在所要做的就是向上帝祈祷。
to pray for sth 为某事物祈祷
- We are praying for his safe return. 我们为他的平安归来而祈祷
to pray for sb 为某人祈祷
- I feel for him and I'm praying for him. 我同情他并为他祈祷。
to pray (that) … 祈祷…
- We can but pray that our worst fears will prove unfounded. 我们只能祈祷我们最大的担忧是毫无根据的。
2. to pray for sth
(hope) 祈望某事发生;祈盼某事发生
- So is this the chance his party has been praying for? 那么, 这就是他的伙伴们一直祈盼的机会吗?
- The farmers are praying for rain. 农民们正在祈雨。
vt.
1. to pray (that) …
(hope) 祈望…;祈求…;祈盼…
- Stone prayed that the factory hadn't skimped on the construction. 斯通祈望工厂尚未削减建筑工程开支。
- I pray that she'll never find out. 但愿她永远不会发现。
to hope and pray (that) … 希望并祈盼…
- I just hope and pray everything goes well. 我只希望并祈盼一切顺利。
2. (implore) 恳求
- She prayed to be allowed to go. 她恳求获准离开。
- Leave, I pray you. 走吧, 我求求你啦。
3. <罕> (bring by praying) 通过祈祷实现
- Let us not count it too hard to pray a soul into the kingdom. 我们不要过于指望能够把灵魂祈祷进天国。
pray²
/preɪ/
adv.
<过时>
1. (with polite commands) 请(用于礼貌地提出要求)
- I beg your pardon, pray continue. 抱歉, 请继续。
2. (with questions) 请问(用于提问者态度不友善或含有怒意时)
- And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major? 梅杰, 请问, 你都买卖些什么?
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
pray
/preɪ/
vi. & vt. prays praying prayed
企盼,祈求;祈祷,祷告
祈祷,恳求,请
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
pray
v.(动词) prayed, pray.ing, prays
v.intr.(不及物动词)
1. To utter or address a prayer or prayers to God, a god, or another object of worship. 祈祷,祷告:对上帝、神或另一个崇拜对象所作的祷告
2. To make a fervent request or an entreaty. 祈求,祈愿:强烈地要求或请求
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To utter or say a prayer or prayers to; address by prayer. 向…祈祷:对…作祈祷;祈祷者祈诉
2. To ask (someone) imploringly; beseech. Now often used elliptically for I pray you to introduce a request or an entreaty: 请求:乞求(某人);恳求。现在常用作 I pray you 之略,用来表示要求或恳求:
- Pray be careful. 求您小心一点
3. To make a devout or earnest request for: 恳求:热诚或认真地要求:
- I pray your permission to speak. 我恳求您准许我发言
4. To move or bring by prayer or entreaty. 感动,打动:以祈祷或请求来感动或带来…
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
pray
vt. 恳求,请
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
pray
vt. & vi.
祈祷, 祷告
- They knelt down and prayed. 他们跪下祈祷。
- We pray God's forgiveness. 我们祈求上帝的宽恕。
- He prayed to be forgiven. 他祈求宽恕。
- We prayed that she would recover. 我们为她尽快康复而祈祷。
vt.
〈文或旧〉请求, 恳求
- Take great care, I pray you! 要倍加小心, 我求你了!
- We pray you to set the child free. 我们恳求你放了这个孩子。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
pray1
(verb 动词)
祈祷
to pray to God. 向神祈祷。
SYNONYM 同义词:call upon, invoke, say prayers,supplicate.
祈求
SEE参阅 ask.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
pray1
vt.
请求, 恳求; 乞求
【宗】祈祷
请(=I pray you; please)
- pray sb. to do sth. 请求某人做某事
- pray sb. for sth. 向某人恳求某事[物]
- We pray you for mercy. 我们求您发慈悲。
pray2
vi.
请求, 恳求
【宗】祈祷
- pray for sb. 为某人祈祷
- pray for sb.'s pardon 请求某人原谅
be past praying for
毫无希望, 不可救药
P-consider that ...
请想想看
pray down [out]
求神降伏(某人)
pray for
为...祈祷
祈祷上帝赐给..., 乞求
pray in aid of
[古]求...帮助
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
pray
/preɪ/
(praying, prayed,prays)
1. 不及物动词 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. 及物动词 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。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典