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]