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BNC: 3042 COCA: 2399

pray

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pray1 /preɪ/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]   → prey
1  RRPRAYto speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks 祈祷；祷告 → prayer
 They went to the mosque to pray.
他们去清真寺祷告。
pray for
 Let us pray for peace.
让我们为和平祈祷吧。
pray to
 Martha prayed to God for help.
玛莎向上帝祈求帮助。
pray (that)
 He prayed that his sight might be restored.
他祈祷自己的视力能恢复。
2  HOPEto wish or hope very strongly that something will happen or is true 强烈地希望，祈望，祈求
pray (that)
 Paul was praying that no one had noticed his absence.
保罗但愿没有人注意到他的缺席。
 I hope and pray that this is a misunderstanding.
我非常希望这是个误会。
pray for
 We’re praying for good weather tomorrow.
我们企盼明天会是好天气。
Examples from the Corpus
pray• He got down on his knees and began to pray.• You don't have to go to church to pray.• They prayed for a child, a son, and were so happy when he was born.• I prayed for all the King's Kids in their work places.• They had just prayed for an hour in a small chapel.• As their crops wilted, the people prayed for rain.• We pray for the sick and for their families.• He prayed he was about to learn its meaning.• Catherine heard that Henry was praying in the royal chapel so ran screaming down the corridor.• I prayed silently for peace to those venerable remains.• We were praying that the interest would be sparked.• Carly's parents are praying that the operation will succeed.• In her time of distress she prayed to Allah to help her.
pray (that)• She wanted to pray, but she was so exhausted, the words wouldn't come out right.• She closed her eyes and tried to pray for Maggie, but didn't know where to start.• Let us pray for the deceased members of our parish family.• Dear Jacqueline, pray much and often for the little Society and for the Sisters.• Opening the front door, he placed the message on the doorstep, praying that it would serve its purpose.• To work is to pray, the Calvinists used to argue.• Prince Casimir never wavered, praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary for hours on end.
hope and pray• It's a great honour and I only hope and pray I won't let Monsieur down.• I do hope and pray that I will never have the need to use it.• One can only just go on hoping and praying that it is the best and not the worst that has happened.• The Tories, meanwhile, must hope and pray that Smith stays put.• I hoped and prayed that the lights would come on so I could fly down those steps.• If it does, I hope and pray that they will stop there and leave you alone, at least for the time being.• We were all hugging the ground just hoping and praying to stay alive.
pray2 adverbadv [sentence adverbadv]  
old-fashionedASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something used when politely asking a question or telling someone to do something 请，恳请〔用于礼貌地提问或叫某人做某事〕 SYN please
 Pray be seated.
请坐。
 And who, pray tell, is this?
请问，这位是谁？
Examples from the Corpus
pray• Unbelievers both, Calm and complete, determinately fixed Today, tomorrow and for ever, pray?• What sort of man shall I have, pray?• Give us, pray, the benefit of your undivided attention.
pray tell• And who, pray tell, is leading this blitz?• And what, pray tell, is that white, fuzzy ball streaking over our heads each night?
Origin pray1
(1200-1300) Old French preier, from Latin precari, from prex “request, prayer”
pray1 verbpray2 adverbadv
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BNC: 3042 COCA: 2399
pray

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤desperately, earnestly, fervently, hard拚命地／誠摯地／熱切地／專注地祈禱◇He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen.他想如果自己確實真心實意祈禱的話，上帝或許終究會聽的。➤humbly謙卑地祈禱▸➤quietly, silently默默祈禱◇I silently prayed for my release.我默默祈禱自己會被釋放。➤aloud大聲祈禱▸➤together一起祈禱➤secretly暗中祈禱◇He was secretly praying that his offer would be rejected.他暗暗祈禱他的提議不會被接受。➤always, constantly, regularly總是／不斷／經常祈禱◇My parents would always pray for rain.我的父母總是祈雨。◇She prays constantly for forgiveness.她不斷地祈求寬恕。PREPOSITION➤for為⋯而祈禱◇He prayed for good weather.他祈禱風調雨順。➤over在⋯旁祈禱◇Diane prayed over the body for a moment.黛安娜在屍體旁祈禱了一會兒。➤to向⋯祈求◇I prayed to God for guidance.我祈求上帝給我指引。➤with和⋯一起祈禱◇She asked the priest to pray with her.她請牧師和她一起祈禱。PHRASES➤hope and pray希望並祈禱◇We can hope and pray that no one gets hurt.我們希望並祈禱沒有人受傷。➤let us pray請大家祈禱◇'Let us pray.' The congregation bowed their heads.“請大家祈禱。”會眾低下頭來。◇Let's pray Mick doesn't find out.讓我們祈禱米克不會發現吧。
BNC: 3042 COCA: 2399
pray

verb

pray ♦︎ worship ♦︎ praise ♦︎ venerateThese words all mean to speak to God or show your respect for him. 这些词均表示祈祷、敬拜、崇拜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to pray to / worship / praise God■ pray [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。◆I'll pray for you.我将为你祈祷。◆to pray for peace / rain / forgiveness祈求和平；求雨；祈求宽恕◆She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。◆We prayed (that) he would recover from his illness.我们为他的康复祈祷。◆He prayed to be forgiven.他祈求宽恕。▸ prayer

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆to say your prayers祷告◆prayers for the sick为病人做的祈祷◆It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祷文。◆They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。■ worship (-pp-) [transitive, intransitive] to show respect for God or a god, by saying prayers, singing, etc. with other people in a church, temple, etc.; to go to a religious service 崇拜（上帝或神）；（在宗教场所）做礼拜◆The Mayans built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.玛雅人在丛林里建起了金字塔来膜拜他们的神。◆We worship at St Mary's.我们在圣玛丽教堂做礼拜。▸ worship

noun

 [uncountable] ◆an act / a place of worship礼拜；礼拜场所◆devil / ancestor worship对恶魔的崇拜；祭祖◆morning / evening worship (= a church service in the morning / evening) 早晨的／晚上的礼拜■ praise [transitive] to express your thanks to or your respect for God 颂扬，赞颂（上帝）◆Praise the Lord.赞美上帝。◆Allah be praised.感谢真主。▸ praise

noun

 [uncountable] ◆hymns / songs of praise赞美诗；颂歌◆Praise be (to God)!(= expressing belief or joy) 赞美主！■ venerate ˈvenəreɪt [transitive] (formal) to have and show a lot of respect for sb/sth, especially sb/sth that is considered to be holy 敬重；崇敬；敬仰◆He was later venerated as a saint.他后来被奉为圣人。▸ veneration

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The relics were objects of veneration.这些圣人遗物是倍受敬奉之物。
BNC: 3042 COCA: 2399

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