plea

noun

1. 请求；恳求
   an urgent emotional request
   1. She made an impassioned plea for help.
      她恳切地求助。
   2. a plea to industries to stop pollution
      请求实业界停止污染
   3. He refused to listen to her tearful pleas.
      他对她声泪俱下的恳求置之不理。
2. （被告或被告律师的）抗辩，答辩，辩护
   a statement made by sb or for sb who is accused of a crime
   1. a plea of guilty/not guilty
      承认 / 不承认有罪
   2. to enter a guilty plea
      正式表示认罪
3. （向法庭提供的）理由，借口，辩解
   a reason given to a court for doing or not doing sth
   1. He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity.
      他被指控犯了谋杀罪，但以精神错乱为由逃过惩罚。

1. N-COUNT 恳求；请求
   A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way.
   1. Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
      尼古拉斯先生恳请帮助以解决这起凶杀案。
   2. ...an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet.
      让人类行动起来拯救这个星球的慷慨激昂的呼吁
2. N-COUNT （法庭上表明对于被指控的罪名服或不服的）申诉，答辩，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.
   1. The judge questioned him about his guilty plea...
      法官就他的认罪答辩进行审问。
   2. We will enter a plea of not guilty...
      我们将进行无罪抗辩。
   3. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
      她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
3. N-COUNT 辩由；借口；托词
   A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something.
   1. Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity...
      菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。
   2. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
      邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。

1. The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
   主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。
2. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
   昨晚政党领袖就选举惨败原因进行调查时，他提出了申辩。
3. A judge accepted her plea that she was guilty of manslaughter, not murder.
   她申诉说自己并非蓄意谋杀，而是过失杀人，法官接受了她的申诉。
4. Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
   尼古拉斯先生恳请帮助以解决这起凶杀案。
5. The judge questioned him about his guilty plea
   法官就他的认罪答辩进行审问。
6. We will enter a plea of not guilty
   我们将进行无罪抗辩。
7. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
   她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
8. Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity
   菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。
9. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
   邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。
10. A plea bargain was offered by the state assuring her that she would not go to prison.
    州方提出了一份认罪辩诉协议，保证她不会入狱。
11. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
    区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
12. The naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache.
    那淘气的男孩借口头疼，离开了教室。
13. No plea can be set up on the ground of ignorance.
    以无知为理由而提出的抗辩是不能成立的。
14. He entered a plea of “ not guilty ” to the charges filed against him.
    他针对对他的指控提出“无罪”的抗辩。
15. She put in a plea of guilty.
    她提出无罪抗辩。
16. It was less a plea for immediate action than for an affirmation of purpose.
    这并不在于要求它立即采取行动，而是要求确认它的意图。
17. At the moment of this entrance, the defendant's lawyer had just finished his plea.
    他进门时，被告的律师正说完他的辩词。全场空气已到了最紧张的程度，这件案子开审已有三个钟头了。
18. 22.The court recorded a plea of not guilty.
    法院对无罪抗辩作了记载。
19. The thief entered a plea of not guilty.
    这个贼提出了无罪申诉。
20. I base my plea on their innocence.
    我的抗辩是基于他们的无辜。
21. My client's plea is still the same-not guilty.
    我的当事人的抗辩仍未改变&他是无罪的。
22. Can't I just make one more heartfelt plea?
    我难道不能再做一个真心实意的辩解吗？
23. This is my plea to you.
    这是我向你提的请求。
24. The prisoner's plea for pardon was rejected.
    该犯的赦免请求被驳回了。
25. Is plea bargaining system practical in china?
    论辩诉交易制度在我国的适用性？
26. He bolstered his plea with new evidence.
    他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。
27. Your lover makes a passionate plea!
    您的情人发出了情真意切的恳求！
28. But you have rejected my plea.
    但是你拒绝了我的请求。
29. I think we might need to talk about a plea bargain here.
    我想我们应该谈谈认罪协议了。
30. Now, I'm thinking we should, uh, withdraw our not guilty plea.
    我想现在我们可以撤回无罪的请求了吧。

noun

1. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

2. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

3. a humble request for help from someone in authority

   Synonym:    supplication