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Pray Prayed God   [V Praying Preɪ Speak Give

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pray ★★☆☆☆
/pre͟ɪ/
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[VERB 动词]祈祷;祷告 When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
  [V]
  [V to n]
  [V for n]
  [V that]
  [Also V with quote]
  • He spent his time in prison praying and studying...

    他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。

  • 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。

  • ...all those who work and pray for peace...

    所有那些为和平努力和祈祷的人们

  • 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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    [VERB 动词]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.
      [V that]
      [V for n]
      [usu cont]
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • Many were secretly praying for a compromise.

    很多人在暗中祈求和解。

  • 3
    [ADV 副词](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.
      [ADV with cl]
      [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
  • 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 副词](用于礼貌地提出要求)请 Pray was used to add politeness to a command.
      [ADV cl]
      [politeness]
      [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
  • I beg your pardon, pray continue.

    抱歉,请继续。


  • Oxford
    pray / preɪ ; NAmE preɪ /
    verb
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    adverb
    pray prays prayed praying
    verb 1 [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。 prayfor sb/sth I'll pray for you. 我将为你祈祷。 to pray for peace 祈求和平 prayto sb (for sb/sth) She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings. 她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。 pray(that)… We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness. 我们为她的康复祈祷。 prayto do sth 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。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to hope very much that sth will happen 企盼;祈望 pray(for sth) We're praying for good weather on Saturday. 我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。 praythat… I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake. 我但愿没人注意到我的错误。 adverb ( old use or ironic) used to mean ‘please’ when you are asking a question or telling sb to do sth (用于询问或指示)请问,请 What, pray, is the meaning of this? 请问,这是什么意思? Pray continue. 请继续。 pray / preɪ ; NAmE preɪ /
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    pray1 verb
    pray2 adverb
    praypray1 /preɪ/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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    1to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanksprayer:  They went to the mosque to pray.pray for Let us pray for peace.pray to Martha prayed to God for help.pray (that) He prayed that his sight might be restored.2to wish or hope very strongly that something will happen or is truepray (that) Paul was praying that no one had noticed his absence. I hope and pray that this is a misunderstanding.pray for We’re praying for good weather tomorrow.
    pray1 verb
    pray2 adverb
    praypray2 adverb [sentence adverb]
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    old-fashioned used when politely asking a question or telling someone to do something SYN  please:  Pray be seated. And who, pray tell, is this?
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