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| 1 | I/T to speak to God or a saint , for example to give thanks or ask for help 祈祷；祷告 |
| Let us pray. 我们祈祷吧。 |
| +for They prayed for peace. 他们祈祷和平。 |
| pray to God to do sth He prayed to God to save him. 他祈求上帝拯救他。 |
| +(that) We all prayed that she would soon recover. 我们大家都祈祷让她尽早康复。 |
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| 2 | I to hope or wish very strongly for something 渴望；祈望 |
| +(that) Everyone prayed that the war wouldn’ t last long. 每个人都祈望战争不至于旷日持久。 |
| +for They will be praying for the chance to replay the match. 他们将祈望有机会进行重赛。 |
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