pray·er

noun

/preə(r)/

/prer/

Idioms

[countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help祷告，祈祷（的内容）
- to say your prayers祷告
- prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick为病人的祈祷
- We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war.我们为所有在战争中丧生的人祈祷。
- He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。
- Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.他们的祷告应验了：小孩找到了，安然无恙。
- prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. 她不再每晚向上帝祷告。
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra Examples
- He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.他进行祈祷以感谢军队。
- He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.他在他们用餐时做了简短的祈祷。
- I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.我快速地做了一个祈祷然后走进了面试室。
- Let us remember them in our prayers today.我们今天为他们祈祷吧。
- She uttered a silent prayer.她默默地做了祈祷。
- Thankfully, his prayers were granted.令人欣慰的是，他的祈祷应验了。
- Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.每当经过一个寺庙，我都会很快地喃喃祈祷。
- a prayer for peace祈求和平的祷告
- a prayer leader at the mosque清真寺的祈祷引领人
- a multi-faith prayer room in the college大学里多元信仰的祈祷室
- a Buddhist prayer hall佛教祈祷大厅
- a Jewish prayer shawl犹太人的祈祷披肩
- Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.西藏僧侣使用转经筒。
- He fiddled with his prayer beads.他拨弄着他的念珠。
- Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze在微风中飘动的佛教经幡旗
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God祈祷文；经文
- It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。
see also Lord’s Prayer
Extra Examples
- the five daily ritual prayers of Islam伊斯兰教每天五次的祷告
- Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.牧师们吟唱祷词，朗读宗教经文。
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[uncountable] the act or habit of praying祷告，祈祷（的行为）
- in prayer They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。
- We believe in the power of prayer.我们相信祈祷的力量。
- They held a prayer vigil throughout the night.他们整夜守夜祈祷。
- spiritual healing through prayer 通过祈祷获得心灵治愈
- a national day of prayer全国祈祷日
Extra Examples
- He spends an hour each day at prayer.他每天祈祷一小时。
- Local groups meet for prayer.当地的组织聚在一起做祷告。
- She moved her lips in silent prayer.她嘴唇在动，却并不出声地默默做着祈祷。
- the contentious issue of school prayer有争议的学校祈祷问题
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
prayers
[plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers祈祷会；祷告式
- Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈祷。
Extra Examples
- Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.要求学生每周参加两次祷告。
- We had family prayers before breakfast.我们全家人早餐前在一起做祈祷。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer
[countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much企盼的事；祈望
- My prayer is that one day he will walk again.我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- quick
- short
- …
verb + prayer
- give
- offer
- offer up
- …
prayer + noun
- book
- beads
- mat
- …
preposition
- at prayer
- in prayer
- prayer for
- …
phrases
- the answer to somebody’s prayers
- not have a prayer

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’.

Idioms

on a wing and a prayer

with only a very slight chance of success只有一线成功的可能Topics Successc2

单词	prayer
释义	pray·er noun /preə(r)/ /prer/ Idioms [countable] words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help祷告，祈祷（的内容） to say your prayers祷告 prayer for somebody/something prayers for the sick为病人的祈祷 We offer our prayers for all those who have died in war.我们为所有在战争中丧生的人祈祷。 He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。 Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.他们的祷告应验了：小孩找到了，安然无恙。 prayer to somebody/something She stopped saying nightly prayers to God. 她不再每晚向上帝祷告。 Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Extra Examples He gave a prayer of thanks to the troops.他进行祈祷以感谢军队。 He spoke a brief prayer over their meal.他在他们用餐时做了简短的祈祷。 I sent up a quick prayer and entered the interview room.我快速地做了一个祈祷然后走进了面试室。 Let us remember them in our prayers today.我们今天为他们祈祷吧。 She uttered a silent prayer.她默默地做了祈祷。 Thankfully, his prayers were granted.令人欣慰的是，他的祈祷应验了。 Whenever I pass a temple, I mutter a quick prayer.每当经过一个寺庙，我都会很快地喃喃祈祷。 a prayer for peace祈求和平的祷告 a prayer leader at the mosque清真寺的祈祷引领人 a multi-faith prayer room in the college大学里多元信仰的祈祷室 a Buddhist prayer hall佛教祈祷大厅 a Jewish prayer shawl犹太人的祈祷披肩 Tibetan monks use a prayer wheel.西藏僧侣使用转经筒。 He fiddled with his prayer beads.他拨弄着他的念珠。 Buddhist prayer flags fluttering in the breeze在微风中飘动的佛教经幡旗 Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [countable] a fixed form of words that you can say when you speak to God祈祷文；经文 It was a prayer she had learnt as a child.这是她儿时就学会了的祈祷文。 see also Lord’s Prayer Extra Examples the five daily ritual prayers of Islam伊斯兰教每天五次的祷告 Priests chanted prayers and read from sacred texts.牧师们吟唱祷词，朗读宗教经文。 Topics Religion and festivalsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [uncountable] the act or habit of praying祷告，祈祷（的行为） in prayer They knelt in prayer.他们跪下祈祷。 We believe in the power of prayer.我们相信祈祷的力量。 They held a prayer vigil throughout the night.他们整夜守夜祈祷。 spiritual healing through prayer 通过祈祷获得心灵治愈 a national day of prayer全国祈祷日 Extra Examples He spends an hour each day at prayer.他每天祈祷一小时。 Local groups meet for prayer.当地的组织聚在一起做祷告。 She moved her lips in silent prayer.她嘴唇在动，却并不出声地默默做着祈祷。 the contentious issue of school prayer有争议的学校祈祷问题 Topics Religion and festivalsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer prayers [plural] a religious meeting that takes place regularly in which people say prayers祈祷会；祷告式 Muslims attend Friday prayers at the mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做星期五祈祷。 Extra Examples Students are required to attend prayers twice a week.要求学生每周参加两次祷告。 We had family prayers before breakfast.我们全家人早餐前在一起做祈祷。 Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer [countable, usually singular] a thing that you hope for very much企盼的事；祈望 My prayer is that one day he will walk again.我的企盼就是有一天他能重新走路。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective little quick short … verb + prayer give offer offer up … prayer + noun book beads mat … preposition at prayer in prayer prayer for … phrases the answer to somebody’s prayers not have a prayer Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty’, from prex, prec- ‘prayer’. Idioms on a wing and a prayer with only a very slight chance of success只有一线成功的可能Topics Successc2
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