prayer

noun

/preə(r)/

/prer/

Idioms

[countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help祷告，祈祷（的内容）
- to say your prayers祷告
- prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick为病人的祈祷
- We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war.我们为所有在战争中死去的人祈祷。
- He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。
- Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.他们的祷告应验了：小孩找到了，安然无恙。
- prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. 她不再每夜向上帝祈祷。
Collocations Religion
Religion宗教Being religious笃信宗教的
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂／会堂做礼拜
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜
- belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual庆典与仪式
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式
- go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道
- lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲
- say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas宗教经文与思想
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉
- be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience宗教信仰与体验
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧
- strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰
- save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法
- be/accept/do God’s will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意
- receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身
- hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告
- commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过
- do/perform penance进行补赎
- He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.他进行祈祷以感谢军队。
- He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.他在他们用餐时做了简短的祈祷。
- I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.我快速地做了一个祈祷然后走进了面试室。
- Let us remember them in our prayers today.我们今天为他们祈祷吧。
- She uttered a silent prayer.她默默地做了祈祷。
- Thankfully, his prayers were granted.令人欣慰的是，他的祈祷应验了。
- Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.每当经过一个寺庙，我都会很快地喃喃祈祷。
- a prayer for peace祈求和平的祷告
- a prayer leader at the mosque清真寺的祈祷引领人
- a multi-faith prayer room in the college大学里多元信仰的祈祷室
- a Buddhist prayer hall佛教祈祷大厅
- a Jewish prayer shawl犹太人的祈祷披肩
- Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.西藏僧侣使用转经筒。
- He fiddled with his prayer beads.他拨弄着他的念珠。
- Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze在微风中飘动的佛教经幡旗
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God祈祷文；经文
- It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。
see also Lord’s Prayer
- the five daily ritual prayers of Islam伊斯兰教每天五次的祷告
- Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.牧师们吟唱祷词，朗读宗教经文。
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[uncountable] the act or habit of praying祷告，祈祷（的行为）
- in prayer They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。
- We believe in the power of prayer.我们相信祈祷的力量。
- They held a prayer vigil throughout the night.他们彻夜守夜祈祷。
- spiritual healing through prayer 通过祈祷进行精神治疗
- a national day of prayer全国祈祷日
- He spends an hour each day at prayer.他每天祈祷一小时。
- Local groups meet for prayer.当地的组织聚在一起做祷告。
- She moved her lips in silent prayer.她嘴唇在动，却并不出声地默默做着祈祷。
- the contentious issue of school prayer有争议的学校祈祷问题
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
prayers
[plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers祈祷会；祷告式
- Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈祷。
- Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.要求学生每周参加两次祷告。
- We had family prayers before breakfast.我们全家人早餐前在一起做祈祷。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much企盼的事；祈望
- My prayer is that one day he will walk again.我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer

词源Middle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’.

Idioms

on a wing and a prayer

with only a very slight chance of success只有一线成功的可能Topics Successc2

词汇	prayer
释义	prayer noun /preə(r)/ /prer/ Idioms [countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help祷告，祈祷（的内容） to say your prayers祷告 prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick为病人的祈祷 We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war.我们为所有在战争中死去的人祈祷。 He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。 Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.他们的祷告应验了：小孩找到了，安然无恙。 prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. 她不再每夜向上帝祈祷。 Collocations ReligionReligion宗教Being religious笃信宗教的 believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂／会堂做礼拜 go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员 join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝 Celebrations and ritual庆典与仪式 attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道 lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲 say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷 Religious texts and ideas宗教经文与思想 preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示 commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物 Religious belief and experience宗教信仰与体验 seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德 keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰 save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂 obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 be/accept/do God’s will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠 achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身 hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告 commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 do/perform penance进行补赎 He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.他进行祈祷以感谢军队。 He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.他在他们用餐时做了简短的祈祷。 I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.我快速地做了一个祈祷然后走进了面试室。 Let us remember them in our prayers today.我们今天为他们祈祷吧。 She uttered a silent prayer.她默默地做了祈祷。 Thankfully, his prayers were granted.令人欣慰的是，他的祈祷应验了。 Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.每当经过一个寺庙，我都会很快地喃喃祈祷。 a prayer for peace祈求和平的祷告 a prayer leader at the mosque清真寺的祈祷引领人 a multi-faith prayer room in the college大学里多元信仰的祈祷室 a Buddhist prayer hall佛教祈祷大厅 a Jewish prayer shawl犹太人的祈祷披肩 Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.西藏僧侣使用转经筒。 He fiddled with his prayer beads.他拨弄着他的念珠。 Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze在微风中飘动的佛教经幡旗 Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God祈祷文；经文 It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。 see also Lord’s Prayer the five daily ritual prayers of Islam伊斯兰教每天五次的祷告 Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.牧师们吟唱祷词，朗读宗教经文。 Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [uncountable] the act or habit of praying祷告，祈祷（的行为） in prayer They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。 We believe in the power of prayer.我们相信祈祷的力量。 They held a prayer vigil throughout the night.他们彻夜守夜祈祷。 spiritual healing through prayer 通过祈祷进行精神治疗 a national day of prayer全国祈祷日 He spends an hour each day at prayer.他每天祈祷一小时。 Local groups meet for prayer.当地的组织聚在一起做祷告。 She moved her lips in silent prayer.她嘴唇在动，却并不出声地默默做着祈祷。 the contentious issue of school prayer有争议的学校祈祷问题 Topics Religion and festivalsb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer prayers [plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers祈祷会；祷告式 Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈祷。 Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.要求学生每周参加两次祷告。 We had family prayers before breakfast.我们全家人早餐前在一起做祈祷。 Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much企盼的事；祈望 My prayer is that one day he will walk again.我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer 词源Middle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’. Idioms on a wing and a prayer with only a very slight chance of success只有一线成功的可能Topics Successc2
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