[VERB 动词]请求;恳求;恳请 If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
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I begged him to come back to England with me...
我恳求他和我一起回英格兰。
I begged to be allowed to leave...
我请求允许我离开。
We are not going to beg for help any more...
我们不会再乞求帮助。
They dropped to their knees and begged forgiveness.
他们跪下请求原谅。
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[VERB 动词]乞讨;乞求施舍 If someone who is poor is begging, they are asking people to give them food or money.
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I was surrounded by people begging for food...
我被一群讨饭的围住了。
There are thousands like him in Los Angeles, begging on the streets and sleeping rough...
洛杉矶有数以千计像他这样的人,沿街乞讨,露宿街头。
She was living alone, begging food from neighbors.
她孑然一身,向邻居们讨饭吃。
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[PHRASE 短语]恕难苟同;斗胆唱反调 You say 'I beg to differ' when you are politely emphasizing that you disagree with someone.
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[PHRASE 短语]没人要;没人用 If you say that something is going begging, you mean that it is available but no one is using it or accepting it.
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There is other housing going begging in town.
城里还有些住宅无人问津。
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[PHRASE 短语]引起疑问,使人想问(一些人认为此用法不正确) If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
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Hopewell's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same?
霍普韦尔的成功让人不禁要问:为什么其他公司不效仿呢?
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[PHRASE 短语](认为问题已获解决而)绕过问题 If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it assumes that the question has already been answered and so does not deal with it.
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The research begs a number of questions.
研究绕过了一些问题。
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beg/beɡ; NAmEbeɡ/verb(-gg-)1[intransitive , transitive ]to ask sb for sth especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much 恳求;祈求;哀求beg(for sth) ◆He wants to see them beg for mercy.他想亲眼看着他们求饶。begsb (for sth) ◆They begged him for help.他们向他求援。begsth (of/from sb) ◆She begged permission to leave.她请求允许她离开。◆I managed to beg a lift from a passing motorist.我设法求得一位开车路过的人让我搭车。beg(sb) + speech ◆‘Give me one more chance,’ he begged (her).“再给我一次机会吧。”他恳求(她)道。begsb to do sth ◆She begged him not to go.她求他别离开。begto do sth ◆He begged to be told the truth.他请求把真相告诉他。begthat… ◆( formal) She begged that she be allowed to go. 她请求让她离开。◆( BrE also) She begged that she should be allowed to go. 她请求让她离开。begof sb ◆( formal) Don't leave me here, I beg of you!别把我扔在这儿,求求你!2[intransitive , transitive ]to ask sb for money, food, etc, especially in the street 乞讨;行乞◆London is full of homeless people begging in the streets.伦敦的街头到处都是无家可归的乞丐。◆a begging letter (= one that asks sb for money)(要钱的)求援信begfor sth (from sb) ◆The children were begging for food.那些孩子在讨饭。begsth (from sb) ◆We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner.我们设法向咖啡馆老板讨了一顿饭。3[intransitive ]if a dog begs,it sits on its back legs with its front legs in the air, waiting to be given sth (狗蹲坐在后腿上将前腿抬起)等食物IDIOMSbeg ˈleave to do sth( formal) to ask sb for permission to do sth 请求准许做某事be going ˈbegging( BrE) ( informal) if sth is going begging,it is available because nobody else wants it 无人问津;没人要beg sb's ˈpardon( formal) ( especially BrE) to ask sb to forgive you for sth you have said or done 请人原谅;向人道歉beg the ˈquestion1to make sb want to ask a question that has not yet been answered 令人置疑;引起疑问◆All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.所有这一切都令人想到究竟由谁来投资该工程的问题。2to talk about sth as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be 想当然◆These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.这些假设想当然地认为儿童比成年人学习语言容易。I beg to differused to say politely that you do not agree with sth that has just been said 很抱歉,我不敢苟同I beg your pardon1( formal) used to tell sb that you are sorry for sth you have said or done 请原谅;对不起◆I beg your pardon, I thought that was my coat.对不起,我还以为那是我的外衣呢。2used to ask sb to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear (未听清楚)请再说一遍◆‘It's on Duke Street.’ ‘I beg your pardon.’ ‘Duke Street.’“在公爵大街上。”“请再说一遍。”“公爵大街。”3( especially BrE) used to tell sb that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it (感到被冒犯时说)◆‘Just go away.’ ‘I beg your pardon!’“走开。”“有你这样说话的吗!”PHRASAL VERBˌbeg ˈoffto say that you are unable to do sth that you have agreed to do 推辞(已答应做的事);反悔◆He's always begging off at the last minute.他总是在最后一分钟反悔。begbegsbeggedbeggingbeg/beɡ; NAmEbeɡ/
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begbeg /beɡ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle begged, present participle begging)
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1ask [intransitive, transitive] to ask for something in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much: She begged and pleaded with them until they finally agreed. She fought back the sudden urge to run to him and beg his forgiveness.beg to do something The children begged to come with us.beg somebody to do something I begged Helen to stay, but she wouldn’t listen.beg (somebody) for something She ran to the nearest house and begged for help. We could hear the prisoners begging formercy.I beg of you formal (=please) Listen, I beg of you.beg leave to do something formal (=ask permission to do something)► see thesaurus at
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2money/food [intransitive, transitive] to ask people to give you food, money etc, usually because you are very poorbeg (something) from somebody a ragged child begging from passing shoppersbeg for The old man went from door to door begging for food. a begging letter (=a letter asking for money)3animal [intransitive] if a dog begs, it sits up with its front legs off the ground4I beg your pardon spokena)used to ask someone to repeat what they have just said: ‘The meeting’s on Wednesday.’ ‘I beg your pardon?’ ‘I said the meeting’s on Wednesday.’b)used to say sorry when you have made a mistake, or said something wrong or embarrassing: Oh, I beg your pardon. I thought you said 15 pence, not 50.c)used to show that you strongly disagree with something that someone has said, or think it is unacceptable: ‘Chicago’s an awful place.’ ‘I beg your pardon, that’s where I’m from!’5I beg to differ spoken formal used to say firmly that you do not agree with something that has been said: I must beg to differ on this point.6beg the questiona)to make you want to ask a question that has not yet been answeredbeg of This proposal begs the question of who is going to pay for the new building.b)to treat an idea as though it were true or had been proved, when this may not be the case7be going begging British English spoken if something is going begging, it is available for anyone who wants it: There’s a beer going begging, if anyone’s interested.8beg, borrow, or steal to do whatever you must in order to get what you want – often used humorously: She’d beg, borrow, or steal the money for those shoes.
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[beg]begged, begging, begs
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begged[7174] begging[13577] begs[1829]
乞讨(60%),恳求(40%)
vi.乞讨;请求
vt.乞讨;恳求;回避正题
n.(Beg)人名;(德、塞、巴基)贝格
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