"praying" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 祈祷
• 祷告

Definition

以宗教方式向上帝、神明说话，或请求帮助、表达感谢、寻求指引。可以独自进行，也可以和别人一起进行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指带有宗教意义地向上帝或神明表达心愿。常见搭配有 'pray for someone'、'pray to God' 和 'pray that...'。'Praying' 可以表示正在进行的动作（如 'She is praying'），也可以表示一种一般性的活动。不要和某些语境里非正式的 'I'm praying'（表示“我真的很希望如此”）混淆。

Examples

My grandmother is praying in her room.

我奶奶正在房间里**祈祷**。

They are praying for rain.

他们在**祈求**下雨。

The family sat quietly, praying together.

这家人安静地坐着，一起**祈祷**。

I'm praying this headache goes away before the meeting.

我正**祈祷**这头痛在开会前消失。

She spent the whole flight praying that we would land safely.

她整个飞行途中都在**祈祷**我们能安全降落。

He's in the chapel praying for his brother after the surgery.

手术后，他在小教堂里为他哥哥**祈祷**。