plead
[VERB]
pleads , pleading , pleaded , pled
1. [I 不及物动词] 恳求
If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.
近义词
双语例句
例：The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home.
那位女士恳求她的女儿回家。
例：He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy.
他正跪在地板上请求宽恕。
2. [I 不及物动词] 承认（有罪或无罪）
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.
双语例句
例：Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
莫里斯已经承认犯有抢劫罪。
例：They consistently pleaded innocent and were finally cleared at a hearing in Cartagena yesterday.
他们一直不承认有罪，昨日终于在卡塔吉纳的听证会上被洗清罪名。
3. [T 及物动词] 为…辩护
If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence.
双语例句
例：He appeared before the committee to plead his case.
他出现在委员会上为他的案子辩护。
4. [T 及物动词] 以…为借口
If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse.
双语例句
例：Mr. Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse.
贾尔斯先生以不知情为借口。
VERB. 动词
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