praying

英 [ˈpreɪɪŋ] 美 [ˈpreɪɪŋ]

v.  祈祷; 祷告; 企盼; 祈望
pray的现在分词

现在分词：praying

BNC.34247 / COCA.23020

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 祈祷；祷告
    When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
    1. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
      他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
    2. 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。
    3. ...all those who work and pray for peace...
      所有那些为和平努力和祈祷的人们
    4. Kelly prayed that God would judge her with mercy.
      凯莉祈求在接受最后的审判时能得到上帝的怜悯。
  2. VERB 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
      很多人在暗中祈求和解。
  3. ADV （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.
    1. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
      梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？
  4. ADV （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
    Pray was used to add politeness to a command.
    1. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
      抱歉，请继续。
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双语例句

  1. The boys, if my eyes did not deceive me, were praying.
    如果我没有看错的话，那些男孩子正在祈祷。
  2. He spent his time in prison praying and studying
    他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
  3. 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。
  4. Many were secretly praying for a compromise.
    很多人在暗中祈求和解。
  5. South Africans were praying last night that he has read the situation correctly
    昨晚南非人在祈祷他对形势的解读是正确的。
  6. I kept praying that the DJ would speed the music up.
    我不停地祈望唱片播放师能加快音乐的节奏。
  7. Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another, praying that someone would listen.
    乔伊丝从一位大夫奔波到另一位那里，期盼着有人会认真听她的话。
  8. They were praying for the salvation of the world.
    他们在为世人得救而祷告。
  9. Over the years, she's shown her devotion by abstaining from meat and praying to buddha.
    她长年吃斋念佛，可诚心了。
  10. They are religious mystics who spend a lot of time praying and meditating.
    他们是一些信仰神秘主义宗教的人，花许多时间祈祷和沉思。
  11. No, Mother, I cannot feel your church group praying for my safety.
    不，妈妈，我感觉不到你的教会小组为我祈祷平安。
  12. I am not actively praying. I have become a prayer.
    我并未主动祷告，我已“成为”祷告。
  13. I am going to bed praying God for you and yours.
    我马上要就寝了，还在为您和您的亲人祈求上帝。
  14. I wasn't praying against you. I was praying for you.
    我不是祷告你倒霉，我祷告是为你好。
  15. Whom can you bring to meet Jesus and his family? Whom are you praying for in this way?
    你可以带领谁来认识耶稣和祂的大家庭呢？你正为谁作这样的祷告呢？
  16. I saw you praying at the mosque.
    我看见你在清真寺里祈祷呢。
  17. Praying still that you need me too.
    祈祷你仍然需要我了。
  18. You'll be praying you were me.
    你会向上天祈祷你是我。
  19. So he carried out the ritual washing and praying.
    所以他进行清洗和祈祷仪式。
  20. I am praying for you.
    我依然还在默默为你祈祷。
  21. I did a lot of thinking and praying after you went to bed.
    你睡后我想了很多，也做了祈祷。
  22. When are you being operated on? I'll be praying for you.
    你什么时候动手术？我会为你祈祷的。
  23. I have always believed that he would come back, because I have been praying.
    我一直相信他会回来，因为我一直在祈祷。
  24. I'm praying for you.
    我在为你祈祷。
  25. Me, I had stopped praying not long after I had read The Talisman, by Sir Walter Scott.
    我，在我读了沃尔特。斯科特爵士的《魔符》之后就停止了祈祷。
  26. I'll be loving you and praying for you constantly.
    我永远爱你，经常为你祈祷。
  27. I am praying in this Christmas night.
    我为你祈祷，在这圣诞的晚上。
  28. Dear Dad, Thank you for loving me and praying for me.
    亲爱的爸爸，谢谢你爱我，为我祈祷；
  29. That somebody's praying for me.
    有人在为我祷告。
  30. Can you find the praying Woman and Child?
    你能在这张图中找到祈祷的女人与孩子吗？
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