prayer
n
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(a) [C] ~ (for sth) solemn request to God or to an object of worship 祈禱; 禱告
say one's prayers 做禱告
a prayer for forgiveness, rain, success 為獲得寬恕、 雨水、 成功而做的禱告
He arrived, as if in answer to her prayers. 他終於來了, 好像她禱告很靈驗.
(b) fixed form of words used for this祈禱文
the Lord's Prayer 主禱文
prayers he had learnt as a child 他兒時念過的祈禱文.
2 [U] action of praying 祈禱; 禱告
spend time in prayer 做禱告
Let us kneel in prayer. 我們跪下祈禱吧.
She believed in the power of prayer. 她相信祈禱的力量.
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(a) [sing] form of religious service consisting mainly of prayers (宗教的)祈禱式
Evening/Morning Prayer 晚[早]禱.
(b) prayers[pl]
informal meeting in order to pray (非正式的)禱告會
family/morning/evening/daily prayers 家庭的[早晨的/晚上的/每天的]禱告會.
?? 考研助記
后綴:er 表示物(與某事有關之物)或動物
?? 擴展釋義
*[pr??, 'prei?]n. 祈禱, 懇求, 禱辭, 祈禱者
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dressn. 衣服;裝飾;連衣裙;禮服;
vt.& vi. 給…穿衣;穿著;打扮;
adj. 連衣裙的;須穿禮服的;適合于正式場合的;辦公時(或半正式場合)穿戴的;
vt. 給…穿衣;給…提供衣服;裝潢,裝飾或裝點;排成列;
vi. 穿衣;排列整齊;
She herself read them to me by spelling into my hand what was written in the book.
她親自通過在我手上拼寫書中的內容,把課本對我讀出來。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.