pray

n. praying. prayer祈祷，祈求。
△Mid. 3. 2. 250:“Thy threats have no more strength than her weakprays.”你的威胁并不比她的软弱的祈求更有力量。

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pray

vt.
1. ask earnestly 请问。
△Ado.1.1.30:“I pray you,is Si-gnior Mountanto returned from the wars or no?”请问你：仰刺先生可从战场上回来了吗？
△Rom.1.2.54(52):“Forwhat,I pray thee?”请问，治什么病？
△H.VIII.4.1.108:“Who may that be. I pray you?”请问，这又是哪 一个呢？
2. beg,entreat,ask reverently请求，恳求，祈求。
△Rom3.1.1:“I pray thee.”i.e.I beg you. 我求你。
△ Ado1.1.157(149):“he heartily prays some occasion maydetain us longer.” 他诚心地祈求能有什么事情把我们再留住一些时候。
△Mac.3.6.29:“Thither Macduff. Is goneto pray the holy king.”麦克德夫也到那里去请求那位圣君～ vb. invite邀请。
△Rom.1.2.84(79):“and if you benot of the house of Montagues. I pray( = invite you)come and crush a cup of wine.”只要您不是蒙太古家里的人.请过来喝杯酒。
～ vi. ❶say prayers祷告。
❷take “prey” ( = booty).pillage分赃.抢劫。
△1H.IV.2.4.310 (277):“Watch to-night. pray to-morrow.”今晚不睡觉，明天再祷告(双关：分赃)。

pray[prei]

v.祈祷，恳求，祷告
◇be past praying不可救药
pray down贬低
pray to sb 祷祝
say one s prayers祈祷
‖prayer n.祈祷，祷告，祷文
prayer meeting祈祷会
pre-[pri]（前缀）adv.在…之前
‖pre-adolescence n.前青少年期
pre-analytic data分析前的资料
preanimism n.宗教起源论
pre-audit事前审计
pre-capitalism n.前资本主义
precarious inference缺乏证据的推断
pre-cautionary motive预防动机
pre-check n. 预先检验
pre-classical adj.古典时期以前的
pre-classification n. 预先分类
pre-closing trial balance结账前试算表
pre-cocity n.早熟
precognition n. 先知
preconception n. 预先概念，预想
preconceptional adj. 前概念的
pre-conceptual stage预想阶段
precondition concept前承条件概念
precondition n.先决条件，必要条件
pre-consciousness n.前意识
pre-defined goal预定目标
predestination n.命运，宿命论
predetermine v. 命中注定
predetermined traits先定品质
pre-determinism n.前定论，预先决定论，预定论
pre-employment and on-the-job (in-service) training就业前和在职培训
pre empting n.先占
pre-established harmony先定和谐
pre-evaluation research预先评估研究
pre-existence（与肉体结合前的）灵魂存在，先在
pre-figuration n.原型，预想，预示
prefix n. 前置，前束，首标
preformation theory 预成论，预成说
pre-history n. 史前史，史前时期
pre-historic time史前时代
pre-iconographical description前图像学描述
pre-industrial adj.前工业化的
pre-industrial city前工业城市
pre-industrial society前工业社会
pre-job education职前教育
pre-linguistic adj.前语言的
pre-linguistic development前语言发展
pre-linguistic mental given前语言的精神所与
pre-logical adj.前逻辑的
prelogical thinking前逻辑思维
pre-maritial consultation婚前健康检查pre-marital examination婚前健康检查
pre-marital property婚前财产
pre-notice n. 预先通知
preperception n. 前知觉
pre-puberty n.前青春期
pre-representational designs前再现阶段的图样
prerequisite n.先决条件adj.必要的
pre-requisite abilities必备能力
pre-requisite knowledge必备知识
pre-requisite skills必备技能
pre-school child学龄前儿童
pre-school children学龄前儿童
pre-school education学前教育
pre-school stage学前期
prescience n.先见之明，预见，准科学
prescientific adj.前科学的
pre-service training职前培训
pre-Socratic philosophy苏格拉底前的哲学
pre-sophistic philosophy前诡辩学派哲学
presuppose v. 预先假定
presupposition n.假定，预想，先决条件
presuppositional adj. 预设的
presuppositional plug预设的宣传
presupposition-free logic无预设逻辑
presuppositionism n. 预设主义
pre-theoretic intuition前理论直觉
prevision n.预见，预知