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

• That is why Paul prays, and we must pray with him, that God through His Spirit would teach us to believe in His almighty power.
  这就是保罗要祷告的原因。我们也必须和他一同祷告，好叫神藉祂的圣灵能教导我们相信祂的大能大力。
• Because it is angel cursing, demon prays that.
  因为它是天使的诅咒，恶魔的祝福。
• Every day she prays that you'll come back to her.
  每天她都祈祷你会回到她身边。
• Meets one another for us between but prays for heavenly blessing!
  为我们之间的相遇而祝福吧！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
  求你垂听仆人向此处祷告的话。
• You too must try to bring that presence of God into your family, for the family that prays together stays together.
  你和我，我们大家都要将基督带到自己的家中，因为我们和家人一同生活，也应该共同祈祷。
• Near the end of his life he prays that God will restore his strength one last time.
  临终前，他求神最后一次恢复他的力量。