1. 祈祷；祷告
    When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.

pray什么意思

    e.g. He spent his time in prison praying and studying...
           他把狱中的时间都用于祈祷和学习。
    e.g. Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to God.
           我们现在所要做的就是自助并向上帝祈祷。

2. 祈望；祈求
    When someone is hoping very much that something will happen, you can say that they are praying that it will happen.

    e.g. I'm just praying that somebody in Congress will do something before it's too late...
           我只是在祈求国会中会有人在还来得及的时候做点什么。
    e.g. One can only pray that the team's manager learns something from it...
           大家也只能希冀球队教练从中汲取教训。

3. （用于不太友善或气愤但镇定地提问时）请问
    Pray is used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way.

    e.g. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major?
           梅杰，请问，你都买卖些什么？

4. （用于礼貌地提出要求）请
    Pray was used to add politeness to a command.

    e.g. I beg your pardon, pray continue.
           抱歉，请继续。