"praying" in Chinese (Traditional)
祈禱禱告
Definition
以宗教方式向上帝、神明說話,或請求幫助、表達感謝、尋求指引。可以獨自進行,也可以和別人一起進行。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常指帶有宗教意義地向上帝或神明表達心願。常見搭配有 'pray for someone'、'pray to God' 和 'pray that...'。'Praying' 可以表示正在進行的動作(如 'She is praying'),也可以表示一種一般性的活動。不要和某些語境裡非正式的 'I'm praying'(表示「我真的很希望如此」)混淆。
Examples
My grandmother is praying in her room.
我奶奶正在房間裡**祈禱**。
They are praying for rain.
他們在**祈求**下雨。
The family sat quietly, praying together.
這家人安靜地坐著,一起**祈禱**。
I'm praying this headache goes away before the meeting.
我正**祈禱**這頭痛在開會前消失。
She spent the whole flight praying that we would land safely.
她整個飛行途中都在**祈禱**我們能安全降落。
He's in the chapel praying for his brother after the surgery.
手術後,他在小教堂裡為他哥哥**祈禱**。