| 釋義 |
pray /prei; pre/ vt, vi 1 [VP2A, 3A] ~ ( to God) (for sth), commune with God; offer thanks, make requests known: 祈禱; 借吿; 感恩; 祈求： ~ to God for help. 祈暮神賜予援助。 They knelt down and ~ed. 他們跪下祈話(huà)。 The farmers are ~ing for rain. 農(nóng)關(guān)正在親雨。 He's past ~ing for, There now seems to be httle hope for his recovery, eg from illness, or from some fault, etc. 他已無(wú)藥可救了 (為他禱吿是無(wú)用的，如已病入膏盲，或積重難返等) 。 2 [VP17, 14, 11] ~ sb for sth/to do sth. (liter, thet) ask sb as a favour: (文，修辭) 乞求; 懇求 (某人) 幫忙做 (義事)： I ~ you to think again. 我求你再想一想。 We ~ you for mercy/to show mercy. 我們懇求你發(fā)慈悲。 We ~ you that the prisoner may be set free. 我們懇求你釋放犯人。 3 (formal request equivalent to) please: (正式的請(qǐng)求，相當(dāng)于 please) 請(qǐng)： P~ don't speak so loud. 話(huà)初夫聲說(shuō)話(huà)。 |