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pray v.祈祷；请求；恳求；祈求 (1) 她祈祷上帝保佑儿子平安。(2) 他们去清真寺做祷告。(3) 我恳切地请求你原谅。(4) 我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。(5) 我们恳求你发慈悲.(6) 他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。(7) 我祈求上帝保你平安。 Most religious believers pray in one way or another — some pray out loud, thanking God for the things they have. Others pray silently when they're afraid or worried, or in a group of worshipers at a church or temple. You can also pray in a non-religious way, by begging for something: "I pray you'll really listen to my explanation." Pray comes from the Old French preier, "to pray," with its Latin root word, precari, "ask earnestly, beg, or entreat."

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英 [preɪ] 美 [preɪ] (1) She prays to god to keep her son from harm.(2) They went to the mosque to pray.(3) I earnestly pray for your pardon.(4) I pray that you will have pity on my distress.(5) We pray you for mercy/to show mercy.(6) They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.(7) I'll pray to God for your safety. To pray is to talk to a deity or god. Some people pray by asking for help or guidance. 1[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。2[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？4[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。

英语单词	pray
英美音标	英 [preɪ] 美 [preɪ]
中文释义	v.祈祷；请求；恳求；祈求
英语例句	(1) She prays to god to keep her son from harm. (2) They went to the mosque to pray. (3) I earnestly pray for your pardon. (4) I pray that you will have pity on my distress. (5) We pray you for mercy/to show mercy. (6) They prayed that their enemies might be defeated. (7) I'll pray to God for your safety.
中文例句	(1) 她祈祷上帝保佑儿子平安。 (2) 他们去清真寺做祷告。 (3) 我恳切地请求你原谅。 (4) 我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。 (5) 我们恳求你发慈悲. (6) 他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。 (7) 我祈求上帝保你平安。
vocabulary简明	To pray is to talk to a deity or god. Some people pray by asking for help or guidance.
vocabulary扩展	Most religious believers pray in one way or another — some pray out loud, thanking God for the things they have. Others pray silently when they're afraid or worried, or in a group of worshipers at a church or temple. You can also pray in a non-religious way, by begging for something: "I pray you'll really listen to my explanation." Pray comes from the Old French preier, "to pray," with its Latin root word, precari, "ask earnestly, beg, or entreat."
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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？ 4 [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。

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