prayer 英 [preə(r)]   美 [prer]

prayer

prayer  英 [preə(r)] 美 [prer]

n. 祈祷,祷告 

名词复数:prayers 

to say your prayers 祷告
prayers for the sick 为病人的祈祷

  • A prayer is something you say to a god or deity. Your prayer can be silent words of thanks or a plea for help that's spoken out loud.
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  • n. 祈祷,祷告
  • 1. to say your prayers

    祷告

  • 2. prayers for the sick

    为病人的祈祷

  • 3. He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.

    他就在那一刻到了,好像是她的祈祷应验了。

  • 4. It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.

    这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。

  • 5. They knelt in prayer.

    他们跪下祈祷。

  • 6. We believe in the power of prayer.

    我们相信祈祷的力量。

  • 7. My prayer is that one day he will walk again.

    我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。

  • prayer (n.) c. 1300, from Old French prier "prayer, petition, request" (12c., Modern French prière), from Medieval Latin precaria "petition, prayer," noun use of Latin adjective precaria, fem. of precarius "obtained by prayer, given as a favor," from precari "to ask, beg, pray" (from PIE root *prek- "to ask, entreat"). Related: Prayers.
pray·er / preə(r) ; NAmE prer / noun 1 [countable ] prayer(for sb/sth) words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help 祷告,祈祷(的内容) to say your prayers 祷告 prayers for the sick 为病人的祈祷 He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer. 他就在那一刻到了,好像是她的祈祷应验了。 Their prayers were answeredand the child was found safe and well. 他们的祷告应验了:小孩找到了,安然无恙。 collocationsat religion 2 [countable ] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God 祈祷文;经文 It was a prayer she had learnt as a child. 这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。 see also the Lord's Prayer 3 [uncountable ] the act or habit of praying 祷告,祈祷(的行为) They knelt in prayer. 他们跪下祈祷。 We believe in the power of prayer. 我们相信祈祷的力量。 4 prayers [plural ] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers 祈祷会;祷告式 5 [countable ,  usually singular ] a thing that you hope for very much 企盼的事;祈望 My prayer is that one day he will walk again. 我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。 IDIOMsee wing n. IDIOM not have a ˈprayer (of doing sth) to have no chance of succeeding (in doing sth) (做某事)没有成功的机会 prayer prayers pray·er / preə(r) ; NAmE prer /
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