prayer

英 [preə(r)] 美 [prer]

• n. 祈祷；祷告；祷文；祈祷者

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]祈祷,祈祷文

   (a fixed form of words used in making) a solemn request to God or a god

2. [U]祈祷(习惯)

   the act or regular habit of praying to God or a god

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 祈祷
2. 祈祷文
3. 祷告
4. 恳求
5. 恳求者
6. 祈祷式
7. 经文
8. 祈求
9. 祷告者
10. 所祈祷的事物
11. 祈祷会
12. 企盼的事
13. 祈望
14. 祈愿
15. 祝福
16. 请求

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving);

   "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
   

2. reverent petition to a deity

3. earnest or urgent request;

   "an entreaty to stop the fighting"
   "an appeal for help"
   "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
   

4. a fixed text used in praying

5. someone who prays to God

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She had a wakeful night spent in prayer.
   她整夜祈祷。
2. The congregation in the church knelt in prayer.
   教堂的会众跪下来祈祷。
3. I say my prayers every night before going to bed.
   每天晚上上床前，我都要祈祷。
4. Her prayer answered and her son came home safely.
   她的祈祷应验了，儿子平安地回到了家。
5. The Brethren hold a prayer meeting every Thursday.
   教友每周四举行一次祷告会。
6. She offered up a prayer to God for her husband's safe return.
   她向上帝祷告保佑她丈夫平安回来。
7. Manya recited the prayer in a low voice, careful not to show her feelings.
   玛妮雅低声背诵了主祷文，谨慎地不流露自己的感情。
8. And the whole building rocked with prayer and song.
   整个教堂在祈祷者的歌声中震荡着。
9. The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or "good," but simply to be radiant.
   在我心里最虔诚的祈祷者不是博学的，富有的，有影响力的，或者好的，但是是容光焕发的。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He says his prayers every night before he goes to bed.
   他每晚睡觉前都做晚祷。

经典引文

• Hannes was a devout Christian, always offering a silent prayer before he ate.

  出自： P. Cutting

• Because his prayers were not answered, he soon lost his faith.

  出自： G. Sayer

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• answer〔grant〕 sb's prayer 满足某人的恳求
• offer〔raise〕 prayers to God 向上帝祈祷
• perform a prayer 祈祷
• read prayers 读祷文
• utter one's prayer 做祷告

形容词+～

• silent〔the unspoken〕 prayer 默祷
• Common P- 英国国教的祈祷书

名词+～

• family prayer 家庭祈祷
• morning〔evening〕 prayer 晨〔晚〕祷

介词+～

• at〔in〕 prayer 在祈祷
• book of prayer 经书
• house of prayer 教堂

～+介词

• prayer against 祈求免遭…的祷告
• prayer for rain 求雨
• prayer to 向…做祷告

近反义词

【近义词】

• entreaty 恳求
• appeal 恳求；呼吁
• supplication 恳求
• petition 请愿书
• request 请求
• invocation 祈祷
• plea 恳求
• desire 渴望
• hope 希望
• wish 希望
• meditation 沉思
• contemplation 注视
• chant 圣歌
• adjuration 恳求
• impetration 请求,请愿
• imploration 恳求
• solicitation 恳求
• soliciting 动词solicit的现在...
• praying 动词pray的现在进行式...
• beseeching 恳求似的
• obtestation 恳请
• obsecration 恳求
• petitioning 动词petition的现...
• suit 套装
• pleading 恳求
• imploring 恳求的
• benediction 祝福
• litany 连祷
• praise 赞美
• adoration 崇拜
• glorification 赞颂
• magnification 放大
• Thanksgiving 感恩节
• grace 优美
• worship 崇拜
• supplicant 恳求者
• orison 祈祷