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

• The family that prays together stays together.
  一起祈祷的一家人会一直呆在一起。
• And Ma still prays for you every night.
  妈妈每天晚上为你祈祷。
• Prayer room, where one prays to the lord.
  祈祷室，一个向神祈祷的地方。
• Because it is angel cursing, demon prays that.
  因为它是天使的诅咒，恶魔的祝福。
• Meets one another for us between but prays for heavenly blessing!
  为我们之间的相遇而祝福吧！
• Even though I live half the world away from her now, I know she thinks about me and prays for me every day.
  尽管现在我住在离她半个世界之远，我知道她挂念着我并且天天为我祷告。我喜欢收到她电子邮件并且在电话上和她聊天。
• She always prays for our family, especially when one of us is away.
  她总是为我们一家人祈祷，尤其是有人出门在外时。
• God loves one who prays well more than one who cooks well.
  上帝喜欢会祈祷的，而不是会做饭的。
• Every day she prays that you'll come back to her.
  每天她都祈祷你会回到她身边。
• Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle.
  不管一个人在祈求什么，他都是在祈求一个奇迹。