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verb
一. call upon in supplication
entreat
e.g. I beg you to stop!
Synonym: begimplore
二. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
say a prayer
e.g. pray to the Lord
一. 祈祷；祷告
When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
e.g. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
e.g. 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。
二. 祈望；祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it will happen.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
三. （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
Pray is used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way.
e.g. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
四. （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
Pray was used to add politeness to a command.
pray
e.g. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
抱歉，请继续。
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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 sthThe 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。
I pray you, which is the way to master Jew's?
出自：Merchant of Venice,ShakespeareHe..prayed them to keep still that he might count them.
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