pray
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help 祈祷;祷告 They knelt down and prayed. 他们跪下来祷告。 - pray for somebody/something
I'll pray for you. 我将为你祈祷。 to pray for peace 祈求和平 - pray to somebody for somebody/something
She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings. 她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。 - pray to somebody
I prayed to the Lord and hoped for the best. 我向上帝祈祷,希望一切都好。 - pray (that)…
We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness. 我们为她的康复祈祷。 - pray to do something
He prayed to be forgiven. 他祈求宽恕。 - + speech
‘Please God don't let it happen,’ she prayed. “请求上帝不要让这事发生。” 她祈祷说。
Homophones praise | prays | preyspraise prays preys- praise noun
This organization has never received the praise and recognition it deserves. 这个组织从未得到应有的赞扬和认可。
- praise verb
Always praise your child for making an effort. 总是表扬你的孩子做出的努力。
- prays verb (third person of pray)
Aeneas prays to Jupiter, who sends rain. 埃涅阿斯向降雨的木星祈祷。
- preys verb (third person of prey)
The snake preys on small mammals and birds. 这条蛇捕食小型哺乳动物和鸟类。
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1She asked the priest to pray with her. 她请牧师和她一起祈祷。 He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen. 他想如果自己确实真心实意祈祷的话,上帝或许终究会听的。 Diane prayed over the body for a moment. 黛安娜在尸体旁祈祷了一会儿。 I silently prayed for my release. 我默默祈祷自己会被释放。 She prays constantly for forgiveness. 她不断地祈求宽恕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- desperately
- earnestly
- fervently
- …
- for
- over
- to
- …
- hope and pray
- let us pray
- [intransitive, transitive]
to hope very much that something will happen 企盼;祈望 - pray for something
We're praying for good weather on Saturday. 我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。 - pray (that)…
I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake. 我但愿没人注意到我的错误。 She hoped and prayed that Jessie would be back the next day. 她希望并祈祷杰西第二天会回来。
Extra ExamplesLet's pray Mick doesn't find out. 让我们祈祷米克不会发现吧。 He was secretly praying that his offer would be rejected. 他暗暗祈祷他的提议不会被接受。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- desperately
- earnestly
- fervently
- …
- for
- over
- to
- …
- hope and pray
- let us pray
- pray for something
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat’.