流逝汉英词典

pray

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [preɪ]
  • 美式音标 [preɪ]
  • 国际音标 [prei]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 祈祷；恳求；央求
  • vi. 祈祷；请；恳求
  • n. (Pray)人名；(匈)普劳伊；(英)普雷

词根记忆

  • p + ray(光线)→祈祷光线带来光明→祈祷

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    prayerful：虔诚的；常常祷告的。
  • n性质的同根词
    prayer：祈祷，祷告；恳求；祈祷文。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • 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。
  • 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。
  • pray还可接以“to be+ adj. ”或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
  • 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)”。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • They knelt down and prayed.
    他们跪下祈祷。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • Take great care;I pray you!
    要多加小心,我求求你!

    • S+～+to- v

  • 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。

    • S+～+that-clause

  • They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
    他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。

    • 用作双宾动词: S+～+ n./pron. +that-clause

  • I pray you that the prisoner may be set free.
    我恳求你释放那犯人。

    • S+～+to pron./n. +that-clause

  • I pray to God nothing like that ever happens again.
    我期望不再发生这样的事情。

    • 用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.

  • I pray you to be careful.
    我求你仔细一些。

    • S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

  • I pray you to think it again.
    我恳求你再好好想一想。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+副词

  • pray devoutly 虔诚地祈祷
  • pray dumbly 〔silently〕 默默祈祷
  • pray earnestly 诚挚地祈祷
  • pray fervently 热情地祈祷
  • pray secretly 暗中祈祷

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to speak to a god either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks or in order to ask for something
  • a forceful way of saying "please"

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
  • When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it will happen.

专业释义

    能源科学技术

  • 祈祷