3N-COUNT 祈求的事;祈望 You can refer to a strong hope that you have as your prayer . 祈求的事;祈望
This drug could be the answer to our prayers.
这种药或许可以满足我们的祈望。
4N-PLURAL 祈祷仪式 A short religious service at which people gather to pray can be referred to as prayers . 祈祷仪式
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
5PHRASE [VERB inflects, oft PHRof -ing]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. 不可能成功 [informal]
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。
Quotations
More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams ofAlfred, Lord TennysonMorte d'Arthur
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayersOscar WildeAn Ideal Husband
The wish for prayer is a prayer in itselfGeorges BernanosJournal d'un cure de campagne
In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heartRobert HerrickThe Heart
One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayerG.E. LessingMinna von Barnhelm
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRAYER | PRAYER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little, quick, short短短的祈禱◇She whispered a little prayer.她低聲唸了一句禱詞。➤private, quiet, silent私下裏的祈禱;默默的祈禱◇She uttered a silent prayer.她默默地做了祈禱。➤special特別的祈禱▸➤fervent, heartfelt熱切的/衷心的祈禱➤unanswered未得到回應的祈禱▸➤afternoon, bedtime, evening, midday, morning, noon午後禱;夜禱;晚禱;午時經;晨禱▸➤daily每日的祈禱➤ritual祈禱儀式◇the five daily ritual prayers of Islam伊斯蘭教每天五次的禱告➤Friday星期五祈禱◇Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈禱。➤Christian, Jewish, etc.基督徒、猶太人等的祈禱▸➤family家庭祈禱➤school (especially NAmE) 學校祈禱◇the contentious issue of school prayer有爭議的學校祈禱問題VERB + PRAYER➤give, offer, offer up, pray, say, send up, utter做祈禱;禱告◇He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.他進行祈禱以感謝軍隊。◇I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.我快速地做了一個祈禱然後走進了面試室。◇She began to pray a prayer of sincere gratitude.她開始祈禱,誠摯而充滿感激。➤mutter, whisper喃喃/耳語祈禱◇Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.每當經過一個寺廟,我都會很快地喃喃祈禱。➤chant, read, recite吟唱/朗讀/背誦祈禱詞◇Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.牧師們吟唱禱詞,朗讀宗教經文。➤remember sb in為某人祈禱◇Let us remember them in our prayers today.我們今天為他們祈禱吧。➤hear聽到祈禱▸➤answer回應祈禱◇Does God answer our prayers?上帝會回應我們的祈禱嗎?➤grant允諾祈禱(提出的要求)◇Thankfully, his prayers were granted.令人欣慰的是,他的祈禱應驗了。➤kneel in跪着祈禱◇The congregation kneeled in prayer.會眾跪着祈禱。➤join in, meet for聚在一起祈禱◇Local groups meet for prayer.當地的組織聚在一起做禱告。➤have做禱告◇We had family prayers before breakfast.我們全家人早餐前在一起做祈禱。➤attend參加禱告◇Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.要求學生每週參加兩次禱告。➤lead引領祈禱◇An imam leads the prayer and usually gives a sermon.伊瑪目帶領祈禱,通常還做一個佈道。PRAYER + NOUN➤book祈禱書➤beads唸珠◇He fiddled with his prayer beads.他撥弄着他的唸珠。➤mat, rug(穆斯林禱告時用的)祈禱跪毯➤shawl(猶太教徒祈禱時用的)有穗飾長方形披巾◇a Jewish prayer shawl猶太人的祈禱披肩➤flag祈禱旗◇Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze在微風中飄動的佛教經幡旗➤wheel轉經筒◇Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.西藏僧侶使用轉經筒。➤meeting, service, session, vigil(星期日以外平時晚間的)祈禱會/儀式/會議/守夜➤breakfast (NAmE) 早餐祈禱聚會➤circle, group祈禱圈;禱告組➤leader祈禱引領者◇a prayer leader at the mosque清真寺的祈禱引領人➤hall, room祈禱廳;祈禱室◇a Buddhist prayer hall佛教祈禱大廳◇a multi-faith prayer room in the college大學裏多元信仰的祈禱室PREPOSITION➤at prayer做祈禱◇He spends an hour each day at prayer.他每天祈禱一小時。➤in prayer在祈禱◇She moved her lips in silent prayer.她嘴唇在動,卻並不出聲地默默做着祈禱。➤prayer for為⋯而做的祈禱◇a prayer for peace祈求和平的禱告➤prayer of⋯的祈禱◇I said a prayer of grateful thanks to God.我做了禱告感謝上帝。➤prayer over⋯時做的祈禱◇He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.他在他們用餐時做了簡短的祈禱。➤prayer to向⋯做的祈禱PHRASES➤the answer to sb's prayers (= exactly what sb needs)正是某人所需◇The letter was the answer to all her prayers.這封信正是她想要的。➤not have a prayer (= be sure to fail)沒有應驗祈禱◇This never had a prayer of working.這是從未得到應驗的祈禱。