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plead vi.辩护,恳求 vt.为...辩护,借口,托称 The term plead comes from the word plea, which is from the legal system, where lawyers make a plea to the court and argue a case for their client. To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show. ★★☆☆☆ 2006.6

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[pli:d] To plead with someone is to try to convince them to see it your way. Your kids may plead with you to let them go on the super-huge outrageous roller coaster built in 1968, but you know better. First, the object of our study pleads for definition. 1[VERB 动词]恳求；请求 If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.   [V with n to-inf]  [V for n]  [V with quote]  [V to-inf-passive]  [Also V]The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home...这位女士恳求她的女儿回家。He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy...他跪在地板上请求宽恕。'Do not say that,' she pleaded...她恳求道：“别那么说。”I pleaded to be allowed to go.我请求准许离开。2[VERB 动词]作（有罪或无罪的）答辩 When someone charged with a crime pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law, they officially state that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime.   [V adj]Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。3[VERB 动词]为…辩护；维护；声援 If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence.   [V n]He appeared before the Committee to plead his case...他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。He would plead the cause of Russian unity.他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。4[VERB 动词]提出…为理由；把…作为借口 If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse.   [V n]  [V that]Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind...伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse...贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders.辩称他们只是在服从命令站不住脚。

英语单词	plead
英美音标	[pli:d]
中文释义	vi.辩护,恳求 vt.为...辩护,借口,托称
vocab简明	To plead with someone is to try to convince them to see it your way. Your kids may plead with you to let them go on the super-huge outrageous roller coaster built in 1968, but you know better.
vocab扩展	The term plead comes from the word plea, which is from the legal system, where lawyers make a plea to the court and argue a case for their client. To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show.
真题原句	First, the object of our study pleads for definition.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]恳求；请求 If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [V with n to-inf] [V for n] [V with quote] [V to-inf-passive] [Also V] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home... 这位女士恳求她的女儿回家。 He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy... 他跪在地板上请求宽恕。 'Do not say that,' she pleaded... 她恳求道：“别那么说。” I pleaded to be allowed to go. 我请求准许离开。 2 [VERB 动词]作（有罪或无罪的）答辩 When someone charged with a crime pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law, they officially state that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime. [V adj] Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery. 莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。 3 [VERB 动词]为…辩护；维护；声援 If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence. [V n] He appeared before the Committee to plead his case... 他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。 He would plead the cause of Russian unity. 他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。 4 [VERB 动词]提出…为理由；把…作为借口 If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse. [V n] [V that] Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind... 伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。 Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse... 贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。 It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders. 辩称他们只是在服从命令站不住脚。
来源	2006.6

Plead [V Guilty Verb 动词 N Ed Plea