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

VERB 祈祷；祷告
When peoplepray, 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。
VERB 祈望；祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that theyare praying thatit 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。
ADV （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
Prayis 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？
ADV （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
Praywas used to add politeness to a command.
1. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
  抱歉，请继续。