plead
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they plead | |
| he / she / it pleads | |
| past simple pleaded | |
| past participle pleaded | |
| (North American English also) past simple pled | |
| (North American English also) past participle pled | |
| -ing form pleading |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way 乞求；恳求 - plead (with somebody) (to do something)
She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。 - plead (with somebody) (for something)
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。 pleading eyes 乞求的眼神 - plead to do something
He pleaded to be allowed to see his mother one more time. 他恳求准许他再看妈妈一眼。 - + speech
‘Do something!’ she pleaded. “帮帮忙吧！” 她央求道。
Extra ExamplesHis eyes silently pleaded with her. 他默默地用眼神恳求她。 The teacher was today desperately pleading for news of her son who has disappeared. 老师今天迫切渴望得到她失踪了的儿子的消息。 They pleaded for mercy. 他们恳求宽恕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- silently
- successfully
- …
- for
- with
- plead (with somebody) (to do something)
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive]
to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime （向法庭）表明认罪（或不认罪） - (+ adj.)
to plead guilty/not guilty 认罪；不认罪 How do you plead? (= said by the judge at the start of the trial) 你是否认罪？（法官在庭审开始时问被告） The accused was deemed unfit to plead. 被告被认为不适合辩护。 - plead something
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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases- plead guilty
- plead not guilty
- (+ adj.)
- [transitive] plead something
to present a case to a court （在法庭上）申辩，辩护 - [transitive, intransitive]
to argue in support of somebody/something 为…辩护；声援；支持 - plead something
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。 - plead for somebody/something
The United Nations has pleaded for a halt to the bombing. 联合国已呼吁停止轰炸。
- plead something
- [transitive, no passive] plead something (for something) | plead that…
to give something as an explanation or excuse for something 解释；推说；找借口
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘to wrangle’): from Old French plaidier ‘go to law’, from plaid ‘discussion’, from Latin placitum ‘a decree’, neuter past participle of placere ‘to please’.