1. 词性和含义方面
‘Praying’是动词’pray’的现在分词形式，意思是祈祷，向神祈求。作为名词，’praying’也可以是指祷告的行为或者仪式。
2. 用法和搭配方面
‘Praying’通常用于场合或者表达虔诚和忏悔的情感，常见的搭配包括：praying for (祈求)、praying to (祷告)、praying with (共祈)等。
3. 神学和文化方面
祷告在教、教、等许多中都有重要的地位，是表达信仰、表达对神或者佛的敬畏和感激之情的方式。在西方文化中，《祈祷之钟》(The Lord’s Prayer)、《哈利路亚》(Hallelujah)等都是非常著名的祷告或者赞美诗。
4. 例句方面
中文例句：
1. 当她十分沮丧时，妈妈会带她去教堂祷告。
2. 他每天晚上都习惯性地向东方祷告。
3. 她忙完了工作后，随便找一个安静的角落，开始默默祷告。
4. 在这个特殊的日子里，大家一起在教堂里共祷。
英文例句：
1. When she was very upset, her mother took her to the church to pray.
2. He habitually prays towards the east every night.
3. After finishing her work, she finds a quiet corner and starts to pray silently.
4. On this special day, everyone prayed together in the church.
5. They spent the whole night praying for the safety of their loved ones.
英 [preɪɪŋ] 美 [preɪɪŋ]
翻译：祈祷；祷告
例句：
1. She spent several hours praying for his safe return. （她花了几个小时祈求他平安归来。）
2. He was found on his knees praying in the church. （他被发现在教堂里跪着祷告。）
3. The whole family was praying for Grandpa’s recovery. （全家人都在为爷爷的康复祈祷。）
praying的中文解释是”的、形式”，在英美地区还有”请求”的意思，在线读音是[preiŋ]，praying在英语中经常以名词形式出现，在《新英汉汉英词典》中，共找到41个与praying相关的例句。
1.的
例句:♪ Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream ♪ (你就会祈祷宁愿被大鞋子踩死 you will be praying for death by giant boot.)
2.形式
例句:Brian, will you stop praying to a bag of sand, man? Come on. (布莱恩，你可以别对沙子祈祷了吗， 伙计，别来了。)
3.请求
例句:I held hands with people in wheelchairs, praying to be cured. (我也与坐在轮椅上的人握手交谈， 他们祈祷自己能好起来。)
4.恳求、请求
例句:You ever get tired of praying, Randall? (翻译:你还没厌倦祈祷这回事吗 兰德尔? you ever get tired of praying, randall?)
praying一般作为名词、动词使用，如在past praying for(不可救药,无法挽回)、praying insect(螳螂)、praying machine([网络] 祈祷机)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. I held hands with people in wheelchairs, praying to be cured. (翻译:我也与坐在轮椅上的人握手交谈， 他们祈祷自己能好起来。)
2. You ever get tired of praying, Randall? (翻译:你还没厌倦祈祷这回事吗 兰德尔? you ever get tired of praying, randall?)
3. Or, I want to look at anxiety, because people are praying for anxiety. (翻译:或者，如果我想关注焦虑的情况，因为很多人因为焦虑而祷告，)
4. I found her in the shed, praying that everything will go well. (翻译:我在车棚发现她，祈祷 那一个每件事物将会好好地去)
5. Your Praying did not get him in this mess in the first Place. (翻译:你的祈祷没有得到他 在这个烂摊子摆在首位。)
6. Well, what are we supposed to be praying for? (翻译:哎 那我们该祈祷些什么呢? Well, what are we supposed to be praying for?)
7. And they’re all praying to the mountain gods as they go into trance. (翻译:而且进行催眠的时候 他们总是会 向山神祷告。)
8. Or, I want to look at anxiety, because people are praying for anxiety. (翻译:或者，如果我想关注焦虑的情况，因为很多人因为焦虑而祷告， )
9. When the strike of the praying mantis breaks the body of the cricket, it is because of its timing. (翻译:当螳螂能击碎蟋蟀的身体 When the strike of the praying mantis breaks the body of the cricket, 是因为时机成熟 it is because of its timing.)
10. What is the use of praying to Hebo? (翻译:去祈求河伯又有什么用呢？ )
11. That’s not stick insects, that’s praying mantises. (翻译:那不是毛毛虫，肯定是螳螂。就是那种样子好像在祈祷的虫子。)
12. Praying that God will save our town. (翻译:祈祷上帝会来拯救我们的小镇 Praying that God will save our town.)
13. When it happens to you, there is no time for thinking, no time for praying. (翻译:当这一切发生在你身上的时候， 你没有时间思考或者祈祷。)
14. I’m getting to my knees. I’m praying, praying. Lord is my shepherd and so forth and so on. (翻译:我跪下来祈祷 上帝是我的牧人，等等，等等)
15. Our callers are all praying for his safe return in time for the Exam (翻译:不过，他们大家都在为刘志强加油、打气 {cH00FFFF}{3cH000000}Our callers are all praying… 希望他能够安然脱险，赶回来参加联考 {cH00FFFF}{3cH000000}… for his safe return in time for the Exam)
praying作为名词、动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有0、pray/1、i/s、prayings等。
