2VERB [oft cont]乞討;乞求施舍 If someone who is poor is begging, they are asking people to give them food or money. 乞討;乞求施舍
I was surrounded by people begging for food. [VERB + for]
我被一群討飯的圍住了。
There are thousands like him in Los Angeles, begging on the streets and sleeping rough. [VERB]
洛杉矶有數以千計像他這樣的人,沿街乞討,露宿街頭。
She was living alone, begging food from neighbors. [VERB noun]
她孑然一身,向鄰居們討飯吃。
SYN scrounge [informal], bum [informal], blag [slang], touch (someone) for [slang]
3PHRASE 恕難苟同;鬥膽唱反調 You say 'I beg to differ' when you are politely emphasizing that you disagree with someone. 恕難苟同;鬥膽唱反調 [politeness]
4PHRASE 沒人要;沒人用 If you say that something is going begging, you mean that it is available but no one is using it or accepting it. 沒人要;沒人用
There is other housing going begging in town.
城裏還有些住宅無人問津。
5PHRASE 引起疑問,使人想問(一些人認爲此用法不正確) If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect. 引起疑問,使人想問(一些人認爲此用法不正確)
Hopewell's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same?
霍普韋爾的成功讓人不禁要問:爲什麽其他公司不效仿呢?
6PHRASE (認爲問題已獲解決而)繞過問題 If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it assumes that the question has already been answered and so does not deal with it. (認爲問題已獲解決而)繞過問題
1ask sb for food, money, etc.行乞VERB + BEG | PREPOSITIONVERB + BEG➤be forced to, have to被迫/只得行乞PREPOSITION➤for乞討⋯◇They were forced to beg for food.他們被迫乞討食物。➤from向⋯乞討◇He had to beg food from passers-by.他不得不向路人乞討食物。beg
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2ask for sth with great emotion懇求ADVERB | VERB + BEG | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤almost, practically幾乎乞求◇In the end they almost begged him to take the job.最終他們幾乎是哀求他來做這個工作。➤humbly央求◇We humbly beg you to show mercy.我們懇請您發發慈悲。➤silently默默地乞求◇Don't leave me, he begged her silently.“別離開我。”他默默地哀求她。➤desperately, frantically拚命地乞求VERB + BEG➤be forced to, have to被迫/不得不乞求PREPOSITION➤for乞求⋯◇We went to him to beg for forgiveness.我們找他懇求原諒。➤of (formal) 懇求(某人)◇Do not do that, I beg of you.不要那麼做,我求你了。
beg verb ⇨beg (He begged me to stay.)⇨borrow (beg for food)⇨beg sb's pardon⇨apologizebeg
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beg ♦︎ plead ♦︎ imploreThese words all mean to ask for sth in a serious or anxious way because you want or need it very much.這些詞均表示懇求、祈求、哀求。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to beg / plead for sth◆to beg / implore sb to do sth◆to almost / practically beg / plead with sb◆I beg / implore you!■beg(-gg-) [transitive, intransitive] to ask sb for sth, especially in an anxious way, because you want or need it very much懇求;祈求;哀求◆They begged him for help.他們向他求援。◆I managed to beg a ride from a passing motorist.我設法求得一個開車路過的人讓我搭便車。◆He wants to see them beg for mercy.他想親眼看着他們求饒。◆She begged him not to go.她求他不要離開。◆'Give me one more chance,' he begged.“再給我一次機會吧。”他懇求道。■plead pliːd (pleaded, pleaded; NAmE alsopled, pled) [intransitive] to ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way乞求;懇求◆She pleaded with him not to go.她懇求他不要離開。◆I was forced to plead for my child's life.我被迫苦苦哀求給我的孩子一條生路。◆He pleaded to be allowed to see his mother one more time.他懇求準許他再見媽媽一面。 see also plea ⇨ requestNOTE辨析 Beg or plead?Plead can suggest a stronger, more urgent or more emotional request, especially one that affects your personal happiness or the safety of those you love. Beg is often used by the person making the request, to emphasize how important it is, but plead is not used in this way. * plead表示更強烈、更急迫或更懇切的請求,尤指關系到個人幸福或所愛之人的安危。beg常指說話人爲自己提出請求,以強調這一請求何其重要,但plead不這麽用◆Please don't do this, I'm begging you!請别這麽做,我求求你了!◆Please, I'm pleading with you!■implore ɪmˈplɔː(r) [transitive, intransitive] (formalorliterary) to beg sb懇求;哀求◆She implored him to stay.她懇求他留下。