pray

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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。

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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)”。

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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。

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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

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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.

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专业释义

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