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pray
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音标：英 [preɪ] 美 [pre]
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解释：
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vt. 祈祷；恳求；央求
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vi. 祈祷；请；恳求
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n. (Pray)人名；(匈)普劳伊；(英)普雷
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助记提示：
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1. 扑在光线下才是祈祷。朝拜、拜倒、匍匐在光线在下。
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2. p- (趴在地上) + ray (沐浴在上帝的阳光之下) => 祈祷。
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中文词源：
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pray 祈祷，祈求，恳求来自古法语preier,祈祷，祈求，来自拉丁语precari,乞求，要求，恳求，来自PIE*prek,要求，恳求，词源同precarious,deprecate,postulate.
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英文词源：
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pray
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pray: [13] Latin precārī meant ‘ask for, entreat, pray’ (it has given English deprecate [17] and imprecation [16]). In Vulgar Latin it became *precāre, which passed into English via Old French preier. The noun prayer [13] goes back ultimately to the Latin adjective precārius ‘obtained by asking or praying’ (source also of English precarious), which was derived from precārī.
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=> deprecate, imprecation, precarious
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pray (v.)
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early 13c., "ask earnestly, beg," also (c. 1300) "pray to a god or saint," from Old French preier "to pray" (c.900, Modern French prier), from Vulgar Latin *precare (also source of Italian pregare), from Latin precari "ask earnestly, beg, entreat," from *prex (plural preces, genitive precis) "prayer, request, entreaty," from PIE root *prek- "to ask, request, entreat" (cognates: Sanskrit prasna-, Avestan frashna- "question;" Old Church Slavonic prositi, Lithuanian prasyti "to ask, beg;" Old High German frahen, German fragen, Old English fricgan "to ask" a question).
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Parenthetical expression I pray you, "please, if you will," attested from 1510s, contracted to pray 16c. Related: Prayed; praying. Praying mantis attested from 1809. The "Gardener's Monthly" of July 1861 lists other names for it as camel cricket, soothsayer, and rear horse.
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双语例句：
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1. We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way.
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我们的城市很美丽，但愿它能保持下去。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
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梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it.
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大家也只能希冀球队教练从中汲取教训。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. She went to pray for the soul of her late husband.
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她去为亡夫的灵魂祈祷。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. His statement ended with the words: "Pray for me."
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他的声明以“为我祈祷”结束。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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They knelt down and prayed.
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他们跪下来祷告。【牛津词典】
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I'll pray for you.
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我将为你祈祷。【牛津词典】
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to pray for peace
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祈求和平【牛津词典】
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She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.
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她祈求上帝结束她的苦难。【牛津词典】
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We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.
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我们为她的康复祈祷。【牛津词典】
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He prayed to be forgiven.
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他祈求宽恕。【牛津词典】
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We're praying for good weather on Saturday.
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我们十分企盼星期六是个晴天。【牛津词典】
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I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.
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我但愿没人注意到我的错误。【牛津词典】
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What, pray, is the meaning of this?
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请问，这是什么意思？【牛津词典】
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Pray continue.
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请继续。【牛津词典】
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He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
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他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to God.
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我们现在所要做的就是自助并向上帝祈祷。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late...
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我只是在祈求国会中会有人在还来得及的时候做点什么。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it...
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大家也只能希冀球队教练从中汲取教训。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
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梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I beg your pardon, pray continue.
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抱歉，请继续。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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We pray to God to deliver us from evil.
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我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来.【《简明英汉词典》】
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We pray you to set the child free.
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我们恳求你放了这个孩子.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He got down and began to pray.
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他跪下并且开始祈祷.【《简明英汉词典》】
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In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her.
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在困难的时候, 她祈祷神谕来指引她.【《简明英汉词典》】
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They visited the Shrine of Our Lady to pray for redemption.
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他们参观了圣母马利亚的神龛,为赎罪而祈祷.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Pray ( tell me ), what is your name?
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请问大名?【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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We do pray you to show mercy.
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我们恳求你发发慈悲.【《简明英汉词典》】
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I pray you for mercy.
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我求你发发慈悲吧.【《简明英汉词典》】
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The congregation knelt to pray.
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会众跪下来祈祷.【《简明英汉词典》】
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We pray God's forgiveness.
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我们祈求上帝的宽恕.【《简明英汉词典》】
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I will pray to God for your safety.
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我要向上帝祈祷保佑你们平安.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Christians hope and pray for salvation.
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基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救.【《现代英汉综合大词典》】
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