prays

英 [preɪz]

美 [preɪz]

v.  祈祷; 祷告; 企盼; 祈望
pray的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 祈祷；祷告
  When peoplepray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
  1. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
     他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
  2. 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。
  3. ...all those who work and pray for peace...
     所有那些为和平努力和祈祷的人们
  4. 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。
• VERB 祈望；祈求
  When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that theyare praying thatit will happen.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
     很多人在暗中祈求和解。
• ADV （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
  Prayis used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way.
  1. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
     梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
• ADV （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
  Praywas used to add politeness to a command.
  1. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
     抱歉，请继续。

双语例句

• When the devil prays, he has a booty in his eye.
  魔鬼祷告时，眼睛看著他的胜利品。
• As midnight arrives our whole group worships and prays to welcome the new year but my heart is cold.
  当午夜来临，所有的人都在崇拜与祈祷着，欢迎新年的到来。
• Instead she prays for more power and a sound mind.
  她只会祈求有更多的力量和更健全的心灵。
• So every day he prays not to succumb to it and to focus on what matters to him.
  所以，他每天祈祷自己不要屈服在贪婪的心理之下，而要把心思放在对自己重要的事情上。
• My mother says I was born on an evil day and prays for me.
  妈妈说我出生的日子不吉利，并为我祈祷。
• The more the brother prays like this, the farther he will be away from God in his experience.
  这位弟兄越这样祷告，在他的经历中就离神越远。
• Have you ever wondered what Christ is saying as he prays for us in heaven right now?
  你曾否想过，基督如今在天上为我们祷告些甚麽呢？
• A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation.
  天主教的圣礼；牧师为将死的人涂油以祈求获得拯救。
• The old farmer prays god's forgiveness.
  那老农夫祈求神宽恕。
• May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
  求你垂听仆人向此处祷告的话。