plead

verb

1. 乞求；恳求
   to ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way
   1. She pleaded with him not to go.
      她恳求他不要离开。
   2. I was forced to plead for my child's life.
      我被迫苦苦哀求给我的孩子一条生路。
   3. pleading eyes
      乞求的眼神
   4. He pleaded to be allowed to see his mother one more time.
      他恳求准许他再看妈妈一眼。
   5. ‘Do something!’ she pleaded.
      “帮帮忙吧！”她央求道。
2. （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护
   to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime
   1. to plead guilty/not guilty
      认罪；不认罪
   2. How do you plead? (= said by the judge at the start of the trial)
      你有何辩护？
   3. He advised his client to plead insanity (= say that he/she was mentally ill and therefore not responsible for his/her actions) .
      他建议他的当事人以精神不正常作为辩护理由。
3. （向法庭）陈述案情
   to present a case to a court
   1. They hired a top lawyer to plead their case.
      他们聘请了一位最好的律师帮他们陈述案情。
4. 解释；推说；找借口
   to give sth as an explanation or excuse for sth
   1. He pleaded family problems for his lack of concentration.
      他解释说注意力分散是因为有家庭问题。
5. 为…辩护；声援；支持
   to argue in support of sb/sth
   1. She appeared on television to plead the cause of political prisoners everywhere.
      她出现在电视上为所有政治犯声援请命。
   2. The United Nations has pleaded for a halt to the bombing.
      联合国已呼吁停止轰炸。

1. VERB 恳求；请求
   If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.
   1. The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home...
      这位女士恳求她的女儿回家。
   2. He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy...
      他跪在地板上请求宽恕。
   3. 'Do not say that,' she pleaded...
      她恳求道：“别那么说。”
   4. I pleaded to be allowed to go.
      我请求准许离开。
2. VERB 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.
   1. Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
      莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。
3. VERB 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.
   1. He appeared before the Committee to plead his case...
      他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。
   2. He would plead the cause of Russian unity.
      他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。
4. VERB 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.
   1. Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind...
      伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。
   2. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse...
      贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。
   3. It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders.
      辩称他们只是在服从命令站不住脚。

1. He is one of the reservists who will plead not guilty when their cases come up.
   案件开庭审理的时候，这些预备役军人不会认罪，他就是其中一个。
2. The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home
   这位女士恳求她的女儿回家。
3. He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy
   他跪在地板上请求宽恕。
4. 'Do not say that,' she pleaded
   她恳求道：“别那么说。”
5. I pleaded to be allowed to go.
   我请求准许离开。
6. Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
   莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。
7. He appeared before the Committee to plead his case
   他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。
8. He would plead the cause of Russian unity.
   他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。
9. Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind
   伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。
10. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse
    贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。
11. It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders.
    辩称他们只是在服从命令站不住脚。
12. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation
    他们将请求他退出冲突。
13. One should not plead inexperience in excuse of his mistake.
    一个人不应该借口缺乏经验来为其错误辩解。
14. Go and plead with him.
    你去向他求个情。
15. I plead for your understanding and forgiveness.
    敬请谅察。
16. I'm sorry I didn't answer your letter; I can only plead forgetfulness.
    很遗憾没给你回信，我只能以忘了为借口。
17. I did not think rightly of you-I did not see you as you were!'he continued to plead.
    “从前我错怪你了&我不是把你看成本来的你！”他继续恳求说。
18. Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
    耶和华说、你们为何与我争辩呢.你们都违背了我。
19. Do you plead guilty to stealing the bicycle?
    你承认偷了这辆自行车吗？
20. When you finally got your masked-self back and almost knelt down to plead my forgiveness.
    那时你终于找回了自己的面具，几乎跪在地上求我原谅你。
21. I'm very angry. I plead guilty to that!
    我火气很大，我是罪有应得。
22. You stand accused of murder, how do you plead?
    你受到谋杀的指控，你如何辩解？
23. Then I'll plead to new federal charges.
    那我就对新的联邦调查局的指控认罪。
24. So American magazine editors, I plead to you: It's time to step up your game.
    美国的杂志编辑们，我恳求你们：是迎头赶上的时候了。
25. She was unjustly imprisoned without trial. Prisoner at the bar, do you plead guilty or not guilty?
    她未经审讯而入狱是不公正的.接受审讯的刑事被告，你认罪不认罪？
26. He says, I plead guilty, but your physics is useless at this length scale.
    他说，我没有错，而是你的物理在这个尺度上没有用武之地。
27. He plead guilty to obstruction of justice.
    他对自己阻碍司法伏首认罪。
28. I heard him plead in court only once.
    我只有一次听到他在法庭上作辩护。
29. To this crime we plead guilty. He was shamed into admitting his guilt.
    我们承认这种罪状。他羞愧地承认犯了罪。
30. You had better get a lawyer to plead your case.
    你最好请一位律师为你的案件辩护。

  plead appeal beg implore petition【导航词义：恳求，请求】

  plead v. 恳求，祈求，央求

〔辨析〕指真诚、动情地请求。

  appeal v. 呼吁

〔辨析〕指严肃、公开地请求给予帮助、信息、钱款等。

  beg v. 乞求，哀求

〔辨析〕指焦急、迫切地恳求，含有低三下四的意味。

  implore v. 〈正式〉乞求，恳求

〔辨析〕指焦急或动情地乞求某事物，或恳求某人做或不做某事，有时用于文学作品中。

  petition v. 请愿，请求

〔辨析〕通常指向政府或组织请愿。

verb

1. appeal or request earnestly
   1. I pleaded with him to stop

2. enter a plea, as in courts of law
   1. She pleaded not guilty

3. offer as an excuse or plea
   1. She was pleading insanity

4. make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts