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words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help 祷告，祈祷（的内容） to say your prayers 祷告 - prayer for somebody/something
prayers for the sick 为病人的祈祷 We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war. 我们为所有在战争中死去的人祈祷。 He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer. 他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。 Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. 他们的祷告应验了：小孩找到了，安然无恙。 - prayer to somebody/something
She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. 她不再每夜向上帝祈祷。
Collocations ReligionReligion 宗教 Being religious 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／会堂做礼拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教团体的成员 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝圣 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
传道；讲道；听布道 - lead/address the congregation
带领会众；对会众发表演讲 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基于／来源于上帝的启示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增强／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠于／践行／放弃信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／净化／失去灵魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩宠 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
经历皈依／重生／转世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆听／回应祷告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 - do/perform penance
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Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops. 他进行祈祷以感谢军队。 He spoke a brief prayer over their meal. 他在他们用餐时做了简短的祈祷。 I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room. 我快速地做了一个祈祷然后走进了面试室。 Let us remember them in our prayers today. 我们今天为他们祈祷吧。 She uttered a silent prayer. 她默默地做了祈祷。 Thankfully, his prayers were granted. 令人欣慰的是，他的祈祷应验了。 Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer. 每当经过一个寺庙，我都会很快地喃喃祈祷。 a prayer for peace 祈求和平的祷告 a prayer leader at the mosque 清真寺的祈祷引领人 a multi-faith prayer room in the college 大学里多元信仰的祈祷室 a Buddhist prayer hall 佛教祈祷大厅 a Jewish prayer shawl 犹太人的祈祷披肩 Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel. 西藏僧侣使用转经筒。 He fiddled with his prayer beads. 他拨弄着他的念珠。 Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze 在微风中飘动的佛教经幡旗
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God 祈祷文；经文 Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1the five daily ritual prayers of Islam 伊斯兰教每天五次的祷告 Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts. 牧师们吟唱祷词，朗读宗教经文。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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the act or habit of praying 祷告，祈祷（的行为） - in prayer
They knelt in prayer. 他们跪下祈祷。 We believe in the power of prayer. 我们相信祈祷的力量。 They held a prayer vigil throughout the night. 他们彻夜守夜祈祷。 spiritual healing through prayer 通过祈祷进行精神治疗 a national day of prayer 全国祈祷日
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb2He spends an hour each day at prayer. 他每天祈祷一小时。 Local groups meet for prayer. 当地的组织聚在一起做祷告。 She moved her lips in silent prayer. 她嘴唇在动，却并不出声地默默做着祈祷。 the contentious issue of school prayer 有争议的学校祈祷问题
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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- prayers[plural]
a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers 祈祷会；祷告式 Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque. 穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈祷。 Students are required to attend prayers twice a week. 要求学生每周参加两次祷告。 We had family prayers before breakfast. 我们全家人早餐前在一起做祈祷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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a thing that you hope for very much 企盼的事；祈望 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’.
Idioms
on a wing and a prayer
with only a very slight chance of success 只有一线成功的可能