pray

/preɪ/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

祈祷；祷告；热切希望；祈求

释义与例句

v. 祈祷；祷告
to speak to a god or other sacred being, especially to give thanks or ask for help
  1. They knelt quietly and prayed before the ceremony began.
    仪式开始前，他们安静地跪下祈祷。
  2. She prayed for her brother's safe return from the voyage.
    她祈祷哥哥航海平安归来。
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  1. People of several faiths gathered to pray for peace.
    不同信仰的人们聚在一起为和平祈祷。
v. 热切希望；祈求
to hope very strongly that something will happen or that someone will do something
  1. We are praying for dry weather on the day of the outdoor concert.
    我们盼着露天音乐会那天不要下雨。
  2. The passengers prayed that the rescue helicopter would reach them in time.
    乘客们祈求救援直升机及时赶到。
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  1. After sending the application, all I could do was pray for good news.
    寄出申请后，我所能做的只有盼望好消息。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pray for sb/sth 表示“为某人或某事祈祷”；pray 与 prey 同音，写“祈祷”时用 pra-y，名词“祈祷”则是 prayer。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • prayer 祈祷；祷告；祷文
    名词，可指祈祷这一行为，也可指具体的一段祷文。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • prey 猎物；被捕食
    pray 是动词，表示祈祷或热切希望，过去式为 prayed；prey 通常作名词表示猎物，也常用于 prey on（捕食；欺凌）。两词发音相同，但拼写和意义完全不同。
    Small birds can fall prey to domestic cats. 小鸟可能会被家猫捕食。
常见搭配
  • pray for 为……祈祷；祈求……
    The whole village prayed for rain after weeks of drought. 干旱数周后，全村人都在祈雨。
  • pray to 向……祈祷
    In the story, the sailors pray to their gods for protection. 故事中，水手们向他们的神祈祷庇护。
  • pray that 祈祷……；希望……
    I prayed that my grandfather would recover quickly. 我祈祷爷爷早日康复。