plead
[pli:d] (pleaded or US ALSO pled, pleaded or US ALSO pled)
verb
REQUEST 请求
ADVANCED intransitive
■to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something 乞求，恳求•He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.他跪在地上，乞求宽恕／原谅。 •She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers.她出现在电视上，向绑架者求情。 •[+ speech] "Give us more time," they pleaded.“请多给我们一些时间，”他们请求道。
[pli:d] (pleaded or US ALSO pled, pleaded or US ALSO pled)
verb
STATE 陈述
ADVANCED intransitive [L only + adj] transitive formal
■to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court （尤指在法庭上）为…辩护；申辩；认（罪）•legal The defendant pleaded not guilty/innocent to robbery with violence.被告不承认暴力抢劫。 •legal They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).他们聘请了一位很有能力的律师为自己辩护。 •legal The judge ruled her unfit to plead (= to answer a legal charge) on the grounds of insanity.法官认定她精神失常，不适合在法庭上答辩。 plead ignorance formal
■to say that you do not know about something 申辩对…一无所知；以无知为借口•He pleaded ignorance when they found the package in his suitcase.他们在他的手提箱里发现该包裹时，他辩解说自己一无所知。 |