plead

1. V-I If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. 懇求

The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home. 那位女士懇求她的女兒廻家。

He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy. 他正跪在地板上請求寬恕。

2. V-I 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. 表示服罪/不服罪

Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery. 莫裡斯已經承認犯有搶劫罪。

3. V-T If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence. 爲…辯護

He appeared before the committee to plead his case. 他出現在委員會上爲他的案子辯護。

4. V-T If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse. 以…爲借口

Mr. Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse. 賈爾斯先生以不知情作爲他的借口。