beg
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they beg | |
| he / she / it begs | |
| past simple begged | |
| past participle begged | |
| -ing form begging |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much 恳求；祈求；哀求 Now you have to beg and plead. 现在你必须乞求和恳求。 - beg for something
He wants to see them beg for mercy. 他想亲眼看着他们求饶。 - beg somebody for something
They begged him for help. 他们向他求援。 - beg somebody
Forgive me, I beg you! 原谅我，我求求你！ - beg something
She begged permission to leave. 她请求允许她离开。 - beg something of/from somebody
I managed to beg a lift from a passing motorist. 我设法求得一位开车路过的人让我搭车。 Can I beg a favour of you? 我能请你帮个忙吗？ - beg (somebody) + speech
‘Give me one more chance,’ he begged (her). “再给我一次机会吧。” 他恳求（她）道。 - beg somebody to do something
She begged him not to go. 她求他别离开。 - beg to do something
He begged to be told the truth. 他请求把真相告诉他。 - beg that… (formal)
She begged that she be allowed to go. 她请求让她离开。 - (British English also)
She begged that she should be allowed to go. 她请求让她离开。 - beg of somebody (formal)
Don't leave me here, I beg of you! 别把我扔在这儿，求求你！ - beg somebody's something
I have come to apologize and to beg your forgiveness. 我是来道歉并请求你的原谅的。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesWe went to him to beg for forgiveness. 我们找他恳求原谅。 In the end they almost begged him to take the job. 最终他们几乎是哀求他来做这个工作。 We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy. 我们恳请陛下发发慈悲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- practically
- humbly
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- for
- of
- [intransitive, transitive]
to ask somebody for money, food, etc., especially in the street 乞讨；行乞 London is full of homeless people begging in the streets. 伦敦的街头到处都是无家可归的乞丐。 a begging letter (= one that asks somebody for money) （要钱的）求援信 a begging bowl (= used to beg for money with) 乞讨碗 - beg for something
The children were begging for food. 那些孩子在讨饭。 - beg for something from somebody
They will have to beg for money from tourists. 他们将不得不向游客讨钱。 - beg something from somebody
We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner. 我们设法向咖啡馆老板讨了一顿饭。 - beg something
They went off to beg food. 他们去乞讨食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + beg- be forced to
- have to
- for
- from
- [intransitive]
if a dog begs, it sits on its back legs with its front legs in the air, waiting to be given something （狗蹲坐在后腿上将前腿抬起）等食物 More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Old English bedecian, of Germanic origin; related to bid2.
Idioms
beg leave to do something
- (formal)
to ask somebody for permission to do something 请求准许做某事 I beg leave to add a few comments of my own. 请允许我补充一些我自己的意见。
be going begging
- (British English, informal)
if something is going begging, it is available because nobody else wants it 无人问津；没人要 I’ll have that last cake if it’s going begging. 如果最后一块蛋糕没有人要，我就要了。
beg somebody’s pardon
- (formal, especially British English)
to ask somebody to forgive you for something you have said or done 请人原谅；向人道歉 He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst. 他回来请求她原谅他的突然爆发。
beg the question
to make somebody want to ask a question that has not yet been answered 令人置疑；引起疑问 to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be 想当然
I beg your pardon
- (formal)
used to tell somebody that you are sorry for something you have said or done 请原谅；对不起 used to ask somebody to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear （未听清楚）请再说一遍 - (British English)
used to tell somebody that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it （感到被冒犯时说）
I beg to differ
used to say politely that you do not agree with something that has just been said 很抱歉，我不敢苟同 ‘At least she is good at her job.’ ‘Oh, I beg to differ.’ “至少她擅长自己的工作，”。“哦，我不敢苟同，”。