prayer
n
1
(a) [C] ~ (for sth) solemn request to God or to an object of worship 祈祷; 祷告
say one's prayers 做祷告
a prayer for forgiveness, rain, success 为获得宽恕、 雨水、 成功而做的祷告
He arrived, as if in answer to her prayers. 他终於来了, 好像她祷告很灵验.
(b) fixed form of words used for this祈祷文
the Lord's Prayer 主祷文
prayers he had learnt as a child 他儿时念过的祈祷文.
2 [U] action of praying 祈祷; 祷告
spend time in prayer 做祷告
Let us kneel in prayer. 我们跪下祈祷吧.
She believed in the power of prayer. 她相信祈祷的力量.
3
(a) [sing] form of religious service consisting mainly of prayers (宗教的)祈祷式
Evening/Morning Prayer 晚[早]祷.
(b) prayers[pl]
informal meeting in order to pray (非正式的)祷告会
family/morning/evening/daily prayers 家庭的[早晨的/晚上的/每天的]祷告会.
🎯 考研助记
后缀:er 表示物(与某事有关之物)或动物
🔁 扩展释义
*[prєә, 'preiә]n. 祈祷, 恳求, 祷辞, 祈祷者
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
dressn. 衣服;装饰;连衣裙;礼服;
vt.& vi. 给…穿衣;穿着;打扮;
adj. 连衣裙的;须穿礼服的;适合于正式场合的;办公时(或半正式场合)穿戴的;
vt. 给…穿衣;给…提供衣服;装潢,装饰或装点;排成列;
vi. 穿衣;排列整齐;
Do you think so? Do you think managers want to read what users think about a new piece of office equipment?
你这样认为吗?你认为经理们会考虑用户对一件办公设备的反映吗?
Second, if your friends have problems, do not give advice. Ask questions instead, such as What do yo want? How do you feel about it? What are you afraid might happen? They will be able to find answers to any problems themselves, with your support. They