prayer

复数：prayers

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

prayer meeting n. 祈祷会

lord's prayer主祷文，天主经

prayer book n. 祈祷书

prayer beads念珠

evening prayer晚祷

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。