新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

plea

英  [pliː]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 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

    appeal

    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。

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