
英:/'preɪ/ 美:/'preɪ/
祈祷
过去式:prayed 过去分词:prayed 现在分词:praying 第三人称单数:prays
高中,CET4,CET6,考研
vt. 祈祷;恳求;央求
vi. 祈祷;请;恳求
n. (Pray)人名;(匈)普劳伊;(英)普雷
On this day every year, we pray for the victims who ***d in the earthquake.
每年的这个日子我们都要给死于地震的遇害者祷告。
Now I just want to pray for your forgiveness.
现在我只想祈求你的原谅。
I pray that you will pass the college entrance examination smoothly.
我祈祷你能顺利通过高考。
Christians pray to God every day.
基督徒每天都向上帝祈祷
Will you pray to Our Lady for me?
你能为我向圣母马利亚祈祷吗?
I'll pray for you.
我将为你祈祷。
His statement ended with the words: Pray for me.
他的声明以一句“为我祈祷”收尾。
We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way.
我们拥有一个漂亮的城市,并祈祷永远如此。
Now all we have to do is help ourselves and pray to God.
现在我们要做的是自救和向上帝祈祷。
pray for
恳求,请求
vt.|beseech/obsecrate;祈祷;恳求;央求
vi.|cry on/appeal to sb for sth;祈祷;请;恳求
pray 是一个多义词,主要含义及用法如下:
宗教语境下的核心含义:向神祈求
pray for + sth/sb
)pray that + 从句
)pray to + deity
)非宗教语境下的引申含义:热切地希望或请求
pray for sth
)或及物动词(pray that + 从句
/ pray sb to do sth
)。pray sb to do sth
- 此用法较古旧或正式)古旧或正式用法:礼貌地询问或请求
pray
可用于礼貌地引出问题或请求,相当于 please
或 I ask you
。词源与关联:
“Pray” 源自古法语 preier
(请求,祈求),最终源自拉丁语 precari
(祈求,恳求)。它与名词prayer(祈祷;祷告;恳求)同源。
pray 是英语中的多义词,主要用作动词 和副词,核心含义包括:
领域 | 具体应用 | 例句与引用 |
---|---|---|
宗教与信仰 | 向神灵、上帝或宗教象征表达诉求(例:pray to Buddha 拜佛) | He spent his time in prison praying and studying.(他在狱中祈祷和学习)。 |
日常生活 | 表达强烈愿望或请求(例:pray for a miracle 祈求奇迹) | I'm praying that somebody in Congress will do something.(我祈求国会议员采取行动)。 |
文学与正式用语 | 以“请问”引导问题或请求(例:Pray, what is this? 请问这是什么?) | What, pray, is the meaning of this?(请问这是什么意思?)。 |
短语 | 含义 | 例句与引用 |
---|---|---|
pray for | 为……祈祷或恳求 | She prayed for an end to her sufferings.(她祈求结束苦难)。 |
pray to | 向……祈祷 | Muslims pray to Allah five times a day.(穆斯林每日五次向真主祈祷)。 |
pray that | 希望(后接从句) | We pray that the storm will pass.(我们祈求风暴过去)。 |
keep praying | 持续祈祷 | Keep praying and never lose hope.(持续祈祷,永不放弃希望)。 |
如需深入学习,可参考《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》或结合宗教文本(如《圣经》)中的实际用例分析。
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