plead

verb

/pliːd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they plead	/pliːd/ /pliːd/
he / she / it pleads	/pliːdz/ /pliːdz/
past simple pleaded	/ˈpliːdɪd/ /ˈpliːdɪd/
past participle pleaded	/ˈpliːdɪd/ /ˈpliːdɪd/
(North American English also) past simple pled	/pled/ /pled/
(North American English also) past participle pled	/pled/ /pled/
-ing form pleading	/ˈpliːdɪŋ/ /ˈpliːdɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way乞求；恳求 synonym beg
- 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。
- His 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- silently
- successfully
- …
preposition
- for
- with
[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。
Topics Law and justicec1
Collocations Dictionary
phrases
- plead guilty
- plead not guilty
[transitive] plead something to present a case to a court（在法庭上）申辩，辩护
- They hired a top lawyer to plead their case.他们聘请了一位顶级律师帮他们辩护。
Topics Law and justicec2
[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。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
[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
- He pleaded family problems for his lack of concentration.他解释说他不能集中精神是因为有家庭问题。

词源Middle 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’.