prayer是什么意思？

prayer

英[preə(r)] 美[prer]

• n. 祈祷，祈祷（习惯），祈祷文，经文；

复数：prayers;

例句

• The prisoner moaned a prayer for help. 囚犯呻吟着祈求帮助。
• This is a house of prayer. 这是一座教堂。
• We heard the calling of the bells to prayer. 我们听见了召唤祈祷的钟声。
• The congregation bowed their heads in prayer. 会众在一起低头祷告。
• A prayer vigil is being held in the cathedral in memory of the bishop. 为了纪念这位主教，教堂里正在举行守夜祈祷。
• Several extraneous prefaces were cut out of the prayer book at the beginning of the eleventh century. 11世纪初，几篇无关紧要的序言被从这本祈祷书中删去了。
• The supernatural engendering of faith, prayer, hope, love, and all the many facets of Christ - like character. 凭超自然的力量,产生出信心, 祷告, 盼望, 爱和所有像基督的性情.
• Prayer cleanses the soul, but pain cleanses the body. 祈祷净化灵魂, 而痛苦则净化身体.
• Preachers pray for rain , knowing full well that no such prayer was ever answered. 传教士们祈祷求雨, 明知这种祈祷从未灵验过.
• The pastor requested the women present to join him in prayer. 牧师请在场的妇女们和他一起祈祷。

词组

• not have a prayer
  (informal)have no chance at all of succeeding at something (非正式)毫无成功的希望

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  祈祷；祷告
  Prayer is the activity of speaking to God.
  例句
  They had joined a religious order and dedicated their lives to prayer and good works... 他们已加入一个宗教团体，终生都将祈祷和行善。 The night was spent in prayer. 整个晚上都在祷告。
• N-COUNT
  祈祷文；祷词
  A prayer is the words a person says when they speak to God.
  例句
  They should take a little time and say a prayer for the people on both sides. 他们应该花点时间，为双方的人祈祷。 ...prayers of thanksgiving. 感恩节祈祷文
• N-COUNT
  祈求的事；祈望
  You can refer to a strong hope that you have as your prayer .
  例句
  This drug could be the answer to our prayers. 这种药或许可以满足我们的祈望。
• N-PLURAL
  祈祷仪式
  A short religious service at which people gather to pray can be referred to as prayers .
  例句
  He promised that the boy would be back at school in time for evening prayers. 他保证男孩会及时回到学校参加晚祈祷。 ...Muslims attending prayers in the main mosque. 在大清真寺参加祈祷的穆斯林
• PHRASE
  不可能成功
  If you say that someone hasn't got a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to succeed in what they are trying to do.
  例句
  She'd been caught from behind and hadn't a prayer of freeing herself. 有人从后面抓住她，她不可能脱身。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  祈祷, 祈祷文
  He says his prayers every night before he goes to bed. 他每晚睡觉前都做晚祷。

英英词典释义

• 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