| 主要翻译 |
| pray to [sth/sb] vi + prep | (call upon: god) | 向…祈祷
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| | | 向…祷告
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| | The Maya prayed to many gods and goddesses. |
| | 玛雅人向许多神祗和女神祈祷。 |
| pray for [sth] vi + prep | (ask, beg) | 请求
qǐng qiú |
| | | 恳求
kěn qiú |
| | Scott prayed for mercy for his children. |
| | 斯科特恳求放过他的孩子们。 |
| pray for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (desire strongly) | 祈望
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| | | 祈盼
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| | After three weeks of unbroken sunshine, the farmer was praying for rain. |
| | 晴天连续了三星期，农夫祈盼着天能下雨。 |
| pray for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (ask god to help) | 为…祈祷
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| | At church on Sunday, I prayed for my sick neighbor. |
| | 星期天在教堂里，我为自己生病的邻居祈祷。 |
pray,
pray that vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (with clause: wish) (后接从句) | 祈祷，祷告
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| | Abigail prayed Paula would come home safely from her dangerous mission. |
| | 阿比盖尔祈祷宝拉能结束她危险的任务，安全回家来。 |
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| 其他翻译 |
pray,
pray tell advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | archaic or ironic (tell me) | 请问
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| | "What, pray, do you mean by that?" |
| | “请问你刚才的话是什么意思？” |
| pray advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | formal (please) | 请
qǐng |
| pray⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (to God) | 祈祷
qí dǎo |
| | | 祷告
dǎo gào |