过去式::prayed
过去分词::prayed
现在分词::praying
第三人称单数::prays
"pray to the Lord"
"I beg you to stop!"
1.祈祷；祷告
When peoplepray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
e.g. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
e.g. Now all we have to do is help ourselves and topray to God.
我们现在所要做的就是自助并向上帝祈祷。
2.祈望；祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that theyare praying that it will happen.
e.g. 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。
e.g. One can onlypray 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.（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.
e.g. And what,pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
4.（用于礼貌地提出要求）请
pray was used to add politeness to a command.
pray
e.g. I beg your pardon,pray continue.
抱歉，请继续。
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她祈祷上帝保佑儿子平安。
They went to the mosque to pray.他们去清真寺做祷告。
I earnestly pray for your pardon.我恳切地请求你原谅。
I pray that you will have pity on my distress.我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。
We pray you to set the child free.我们恳求你放了这个孩子。
We pray you for mercy'/to show mercy.我们恳求你发慈悲.
They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
I'll pray to God for your safety.我祈求上帝保你平安。
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祈求和平
She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。
We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.我们为她的康复祈祷。
He prayed to be forgiven.他祈求宽恕。
We're praying for good weather on Saturday.我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。
I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.我但愿没人注意到我的错误。
What, pray, is the meaning of this?请问，这是什么意思？
pray continue.请继续。
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。
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。
And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
I beg your pardon, pray continue.抱歉，请继续。
We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来.
We pray you to set the child free.我们恳求你放了这个孩子.
He got down and began to pray.他跪下并且开始祈祷.
In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her.在困难的时候, 她祈祷神谕来指引她.
They visited the Shrine of Our Lady to pray for redemption.他们参观了圣母马利亚的神龛,为赎罪而祈祷.
pray ( tell me ), what is your name?请问大名?
We do pray you to show mercy.我们恳求你发发慈悲.
I pray you for mercy.我求你发发慈悲吧.
The congregation knelt to pray.会众跪下来祈祷.
We pray God's forgiveness.我们祈求上帝的宽恕.
I will pray to God for your safety.我要向上帝祈祷保佑你们平安.
Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救.
Let's pray for our lovely daughter.
让我们为我们可爱的女儿祈祷。
She prayed for her husband.
她为丈夫做祷告。
The cricket match is on Saturday, so we're praying for a fine day.
板球赛星期六举行,所以我们祈求天晴。
The farmers are praying for rain.
农民祈求老天下雨。
Londoners never pray for rain.
伦敦人从来不求雨。
She prays every day for her son's safety.
她天天为儿子的平安祈祷。
She prayed for strength in her troubles.
她祈求上帝在她困难时给她以力量。
He got what he had prayed for.
他得到了祈求的东西。
pray sb for sthThe old man prayed him for mercy.
老人恳求他发慈悲。
I pray you for kindness.
我乞求你友好些。
You needn't start praying over me; I'm still alive!
我还活着呢,你且不必为我祷告。
In church we prayed to God for the sick child.
我们在教堂为有病的孩子向上帝祈祷。
The peasants were praying to the gods for rain.
农民向神求雨。
She prayed to God for help.
她祈求上帝赐予帮助。
He had prayed constantly to Allah for an end to this time of horror.
他不停地向真主祈祷,以求结束这段恐怖的日子。
pray to sb to-vWe pray to God to deliver us from evil.
我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中解救出来。
He prayed to us to give him another chance.
他请求我们再给他一个机会。
I pray you, which is the way to master Jew's?
出自：Merchant of Venice,ShakespeareHe..prayed them to keep still that he might count them.
出自：E. Bowen
