1ask sb for sth in a very serious way懇求ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤almost幾乎是央求◇She was almost pleading with him.她幾乎是在央求他。➤silently默默地請求▸➤successfully (especially BrE) 成功地懇求◇She successfully pleaded their cause with the mayor.她請求市長支持他們的事業,結果如願以償。➤desperately拚命地求情◇The teacher was today desperately pleading for news of her son who has disappeared.老師今天迫切渴望得到她失踪了的兒子的消息。PREPOSITION➤for懇求⋯◇They pleaded for mercy.他們懇求寬恕。➤with懇求(某人)◇His eyes silently pleaded with her.他默默地用眼神懇求她。plead
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2say that you are guilty/not guilty認罪或不認罪PHRASES➤plead guilty, plead not guilty認罪/不認罪◇He pleaded not guilty to the murder.他不承認犯有謀殺罪。