pray
- v.祈祷;祷告;祈望;企盼
- adv.(用于询问或指示)请问，请
prayverb
祈祷；祷告
to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help
They knelt down and prayed.
他们跪下来祷告。
I'll pray for you.
我将为你祈祷。
to pray for peace
祈求和平
She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.
她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。
We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.
我们为她的康复祈祷。
He prayed to be forgiven.
他祈求宽恕。
企盼；祈望
to hope very much that sth will happen
We're praying for good weather on Saturday.
我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。
I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.
我但愿没人注意到我的错误。
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pray
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VERB 祈祷；祷告
When people pray, 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。
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VERB 祈望；祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it 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。
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ADV （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
Pray is 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？
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ADV （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
Pray was used to add politeness to a command.I beg your pardon, pray continue.
抱歉，请继续。
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She went to pray for the soul of her late husband
她去为亡夫的灵魂祈祷。
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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。
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What , pray , is the meaning of this ?
请问，这是什么意思？
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I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake .
我但愿没人注意到我的错误。
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Let us pray , brethren .
请众同祷。
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Pray continue .
请继续。
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He prayed to be forgiven .
他祈求宽恕。
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She prayed silently .
她默默地祷告。
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They knelt down and prayed .
他们跪下来祷告。
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We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way
我们的城市很美丽，但愿它能保持下去。
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He prayed that his barren wife would one day have a child .
他祈祷自己不孕的妻子有朝一日能怀上宝宝。
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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。
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And what , pray , do you buy and sell , Major ?
梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
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He spent his time in prison praying and studying
他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
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I kept praying that the DJ would speed the music up .
我不停地祈望唱片播放师能加快音乐的节奏。
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South Africans were praying last night that he has read the situation correctly
昨晚南非人在祈祷他对形势的解读是正确的。
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She prayed now . ' Lord , help me to find courage . '
她马上祈祷道：“上帝呀，请赐我勇气吧。”
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His statement ended with the words : ' Pray for me . '
他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。
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I went down on my knees and prayed for guidance .
我跪了下来，祈求得到指引。
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' Let us pray , ' said the Methodist chaplain .
“我们来祈祷吧，”那个循道宗牧师说。
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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。
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I pray that death may not intervene to prevent our meeting with my darling children .
我祈祷死亡不要阻挠我们与我亲爱的孩子们见一面。
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She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed
她跪下祈祷。
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Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another , praying that someone would listen .
乔伊丝从一位大夫奔波到另一位那里，期盼着有人会认真听她的话。
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She had decided she must go on as usual , follow her normal routine , and hope and pray
她打定主意必须像平时一样生活，遵循自己通常的作息规律，同时怀抱希望、虔诚祈祷。
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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。
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Will you pray to Our Lady for me ?
你能为我向圣母马利亚祈祷吗？
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Many were secretly praying for a compromise .
很多人在暗中祈求和解。
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The boys , if my eyes did not deceive me , were praying .
如果我没有看错的话，那些男孩子正在祈祷。
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I beg your pardon , pray continue .
抱歉，请继续。