2VERB 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. 作(有罪或无罪的)答辩
Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery. [VERB adj.ive]
莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。
3VERB 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. 为…辩护;维护;声援
He appeared before the Committee to plead his case. [VERB noun]
他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。
He would plead the cause of Russian unity. [VERB noun]
他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。
4VERB 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. 提出…为理由;把…作为借口
Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind. [VERB noun]
伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。
Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB that]
1ask sb for sth in a very serious way懇求ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤almost幾乎是央求◇She was almost pleading with him.她幾乎是在央求他。➤silently默默地請求▸➤successfully (especially BrE) 成功地懇求◇She successfully pleaded their cause with the mayor.她請求市長支持他們的事業,結果如願以償。➤desperately拚命地求情◇The teacher was today desperately pleading for news of her son who has disappeared.老師今天迫切渴望得到她失踪了的兒子的消息。PREPOSITION➤for懇求⋯◇They pleaded for mercy.他們懇求寬恕。➤with懇求(某人)◇His eyes silently pleaded with her.他默默地用眼神懇求她。plead
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2say that you are guilty/not guilty認罪或不認罪PHRASES➤plead guilty, plead not guilty認罪/不認罪◇He pleaded not guilty to the murder.他不承認犯有謀殺罪。