praying

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  • v.祈祷；请求；恳求；祈求
prayed prayed praying prays

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. vt. ＆ vi. 祈祷; 乞求 commune with God; make requests known; ask sb as a favour

英英释义

Verb:
  1. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer;

    "pray to the Lord"

  2. call upon in supplication; entreat;

    "I beg you to stop!"

双语例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. She prays to god to keep her son from harm.
      她祈祷上帝保佑儿子平安。
    2. They went to the mosque to pray.
      他们去清真寺做祷告。
    3. I earnestly pray for your pardon.
      我恳切地请求你原谅。
    4. I pray that you will have pity on my distress.
      我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。
    5. We pray you to set the child free.
      我们恳求你放了这个孩子。
    6. We pray you for mercy/to show mercy.
      我们恳求你发慈悲.
    7. They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
      他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
    8. I'll pray to God for your safety.
      我祈求上帝保你平安。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. They knelt down and prayed.
      他们跪下祈祷。
    2. They went to the mosque to pray.
      他们上清真寺去祈祷。
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. Take great care;I pray you!
      要多加小心,我求求你!
    2. Leave;I pray you.
      走吧,我求求你。
    3. I pray you, please be kind.
      我求求你,请你发发慈悲。
    4. We pray God's forgiveness.
      我们祈求上帝的宽恕。
    5. He prayed permission.
      他恳求允许。
    S+～+to- v
    1. He prayed to be given patience to finish the work.
      他祈求赋予他耐心去完成这项工作。
    2. She prayed to be allowed to go.
      她恳求让她走。
    3. Many times when he was in terrible pain he had prayed to be allowed to die.
      多少次当他极度痛苦时,他恳求让他去死。
    4. I'm praying for mother to get better.
      我在祷祝母亲身体康复。
    S+～+that-clause
    1. They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
      他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
    2. The farmers were praying that it would rain soon.
      农民们祈望快快下雨。
    3. We all prayed that we might be successful in our research program.
      我们都祈祷,愿我们的研究项目获得成功。
    4. I pray that you'll have pity on my distress.
      我请求你可怜我的不幸遭遇。
    5. Praying that she would not see me,I hurried down the street.
      我匆匆沿街走去,祈望她不会看到我。
    用作双宾动词 S+～+ n./pron. +that-clause
    1. I pray you that the prisoner may be set free.
      我恳求你释放那犯人。
    2. I pray you that such drastic action should not be taken.
      我恳求你不要做如此激烈的活动。
    3. Pray God she is safe.
      祈求上帝保佑她平安。
    4. I pray God that it will last not long.
      我向上帝祈祷这一切早日了结。
    S+～+to pron./n. +that-clause
    1. I pray to God nothing like that ever happens again.
      我期望不再发生这样的事情。
    2. We prayed to God that they would be safe.
      我们祈求上帝保佑他们平安无事。
    3. He prayed to God that he might be forgiven.
      他祈求上帝饶恕他。
    用作宾补动词 S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.
    1. I pray you to be careful.
      我求你仔细一些。
    2. I pray you to be diligent.
      我恳求你勤奋些。
    S+～+ n./pron. +to- v
    1. I pray you to think it again.
      我恳求你再好好想一想。
    2. We do pray you to show mercy.
      我们恳求你发发慈悲。
    3. Joe prayed us not to tell his wife the truth.
      乔求我们不要把实情告诉他妻子。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. pray的基本意思是“乞求”,指向权威人物或权力机构提出请求,尤指向上帝祈祷或祈求。当用来表示强烈的要求和请求时,多用在正式文体或文学作品中。
  2. pray可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时可接名词、代词、动词不定式(可为被动式)或that从句作宾语,也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。
  3. pray还可接以“to be+ adj. ”或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
  4. pray用作不及物动词时,后接介词to和for表示“向神祈祷某事”或“请求某人做某事”; 如只接介词for则表示“因某事而求(神)”。
ask，beg，demand，require，request，implore，claim，pray，entreat
  • 这些动词均有“要求，请求”之意。
  • ask最普通用词，指向对方提出要求或请求，长、晚辈，上下级之间都可使用。
  • beg指恳切地或再三地请求或要求，常含低三下四意味，也多用于应酬场合。
  • demand一般指理直气壮地提出强烈要求，或坚持不让对方拒绝的要求。
  • require强调根据事业、需要或纪律、法律等而提出的要求。
  • request正式用词，指非常正式，有礼貌的请求或恳求，多含担心因种种原因对方不能答应的意味。
  • implore书面用词，着重指迫切、焦急或痛苦地恳求或哀求，常含较强的感情色彩。
  • claim指有权或宣称有权得到而公开提出的要求。
  • pray语气庄重，指热情、诚恳和敬祈的要求，现不很常用。
  • entreat泛指一般“恳求或哀求”，含企图说服对方或用热烈的请求软化反对意见的意味。
    • plead，appeal，beg，petition，entreat，pray
  • 这些动词均含“请求，恳求”之意。
  • plead指谦卑而又不失尊严地请求，侧重迫切感。
  • appeal常指以道义原则为基础或以法律为依据的请求。
  • beg比plead通俗，不用于法律范畴，指低声下气地请求，有时含贬义，指某人喋喋不休地要求得到帮助。
  • petition指正式而热切地请愿或祈求。
  • entreat的意义与beg的大致相同，但较文雅。
  • pray指祈求，多用于宗教用语中。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    pray for (v.+prep.)
      祈求; 祈祷 make a request to God for sth or on behalf of sb
      pray for sb/sth

      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 sth

      The 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。

    pray over (v.+prep.)
      在…近旁祈祷; 为…祈祷 say a prayer near or about (sb)
      pray over sb

      You needn't start praying over me; I'm still alive!

      我还活着呢,你且不必为我祷告。

    pray to (v.+prep.)
      向…祈祷〔祷告〕 say a prayer to
      pray to sb (for sb/sth)

      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-v

      We 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。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+副词 ～+介词

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