pray
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
- 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)”。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- They knelt down and prayed.
他们跪下祈祷。 - Take great care;I pray you!
要多加小心,我求求你! - 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。 - They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。 - I pray you that the prisoner may be set free.
我恳求你释放那犯人。 - I pray to God nothing like that ever happens again.
我期望不再发生这样的事情。 - I pray you to be careful.
我求你仔细一些。 - I pray you to think it again.
我恳求你再好好想一想。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+to- v
S+～+that-clause
用作双宾动词: S+～+ n./pron. +that-clause
S+～+to pron./n. +that-clause
用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.
S+～+ n./pron. +to- v
词组短语
- 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
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词
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"
- 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.
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专业释义
- 祈祷