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VERB
祈禱；禱告
When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
例句
He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
他把獄中的時間都用于祈禱和學習。
Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to God.
我們現在所要做的就是自助并向上帝祈禱。
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VERB
祈望；祈求
When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it will happen.
例句
I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late...
我只是在祈求國會中會有人在還來得及的時候做點什么。
One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it...
大家也只能希冀球隊教練從中汲取教訓。
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ADV
（用于不太友善或氣憤但鎮定地提問時）請問
Pray is used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way.
例句
And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
梅杰，請問，你都買賣些什么？
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ADV
（用于禮貌地提出要求）請
Pray was used to add politeness to a command.
例句
I beg your pardon, pray continue.
抱歉，請繼續。