[reporting verb]make an emotional appeal
恳求,央求,请求
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she pleaded with them not to gag the boy 她恳求他们别塞住那个男孩的嘴
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[with direct speech]
‘Don't go,’ she pleaded “别走,”她恳求道。
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[with infinitive]
Anne pleaded to go with her .安妮央求跟她一道去。
[with obj.]present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context
(尤指在法庭或其他公开场合)为(某立场)陈述,争辩。
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【律】 辩护。
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【律】 (在法庭上正式)承认(有罪或无罪)
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the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl .这位年轻人承认谋杀了那个女孩。
【律】 援引(理由或法律条文)作为指控或辩护,引证
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on trial for attempted murder, she pleaded self-defence .在因企图谋杀罪受审时,她作了自卫辩护。
offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something
以…为借口,以…为托辞
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he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending .他以家里有事为由不参加活动。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘to wrangle’): from Old French