1. 祈禱；禱告 Prayer is the activity of speaking to God.
e.g. They had joined a religious order and dedicated their lives to prayer and good works... 他們已加入一個(gè)宗教團體，終生都將祈禱和行善。 e.g. The night was spent in prayer. 整個(gè)晚上都在禱告。
2. 祈禱文；禱詞 A prayer is the words a person says when they speak to God.
e.g. They should take a little time and say a prayer for the people on both sides. 他們應該花點(diǎn)時(shí)間，為雙方的人祈禱。 e.g. ...prayers of thanksgiving. 感恩節祈禱文
3. 祈求的事；祈望 You can refer to a strong hope that you have as your prayer .
e.g. This drug could be the answer to our prayers. 這種藥或許可以滿(mǎn)足我們的祈望。
4. 祈禱儀式 A short religious service at which people gather to pray can be referred to as prayers .
prayer什么意思
e.g. He promised that the boy would be back at school in time for evening prayers. 他保證男孩會(huì )及時(shí)回到學(xué)校參加晚祈禱。 e.g. ...Muslims attending prayers in the main mosque. 在大清真寺參加祈禱的穆斯林
5. 不可能成功 If you say that someone hasn't got a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to succeed in what they are trying to do.
e.g. She'd been caught from behind and hadn't a prayer of freeing herself. 有人從后面抓住她，她不可能脫身。
prayer英英釋義
prayer
noun
1. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
e.g. the priest sank to his knees in prayer
Synonym: supplication
2. a fixed text used in praying
3. earnest or urgent request
e.g. an entreaty to stop the fighting an appeal for help an appeal to the public to keep calm