plea
[NOUN]
pleas
1. [C 可数名词] 恳求
A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.
近义词
双语例句
例：Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
尼古拉斯先生发出了令人感动的呼吁，恳求帮助破解这桩杀人案。
2. [C 可数名词] （法庭上表明是否认罪的）抗辩
In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime.
双语例句
例：The judge questioned him about his guilty plea.
法官就他的认罪答辩对他提出质疑。
例：We will enter a plea of not guilty.
我们将进行无罪抗辩。
例：Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的抗辩被驳回了。
3. [C 可数名词] （向法庭或其他人说明是否做过某事的）托辞
A plea is a reason given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something.
双语例句
例：Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
菲利普斯谋杀了自己的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了罪责。
例：Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
杜恩先生关于贫困的托辞仅是部分成立。
NOUN. 名词
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