prayers

英 [preəz]

美 [prɛrz]

n.  祷告，祈祷(的内容); 祈祷文; 经文; 祈祷(的行为)
prayer的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 祈祷；祷告
  Prayeris the activity of speaking to God.
  1. They had joined a religious order and dedicated their lives to prayer and good works...
     他们已加入一个宗教团体，终生都将祈祷和行善。
  2. The night was spent in prayer.
     整个晚上都在祷告。
• N-COUNT 祈祷文；祷词
  Aprayeris the words a person says when they speak to God.
  1. They should take a little time and say a prayer for the people on both sides.
     他们应该花点时间，为双方的人祈祷。
  2. ...prayers of thanksgiving.
     感恩节祈祷文
• N-COUNT 祈求的事；祈望
  You can refer to a strong hope that you have as yourprayer.
  1. This drug could be the answer to our prayers.
     这种药或许可以满足我们的祈望。
• N-PLURAL 祈祷仪式
  A short religious service at which people gather to pray can be referred to asprayers.
  1. 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。
  2. ...Muslims attending prayers in the main mosque.
     在大清真寺参加祈祷的穆斯林
• PHRASE 不可能成功
  If you say that someonehasn't got a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to succeed in what they are trying to do.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The crowd dispersed peacefully after prayers.
  祈祷仪式过后，人们静静散去。
• Our prayers were answered the day he was born!
  我们的祷告被回答了他出生的天！
• We will keep the victims and their families in our prayers.
  我们将为遇难者和他们的家人祈祷。
• Be still, my heart, these great trees are prayers.
  安静些吧，我的心，这些大树都是祈祷者呀。
• She says her prayers before she gets into bed.
  她每天临睡前做祷告。
• I had a miracle happen. The Lord saw fit to answer my prayers.
  我身上发生了奇迹，上帝回应了我的祷告。
• Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
  祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
• He quietly intoned several prayers
  他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。
• 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。
• You'll be in our prayers.
  我们将为你祈祷。