plead

plead
(past and past participle pleaded 或 北美，苏格兰，方 pled )
  1. [reporting verb]make an emotional appeal
    恳求，央求，请求
    [no obj.]she pleaded with them not to gag the boy.
    她恳求他们别塞住那个男孩的嘴。
    [with direct speech]‘Don't go,’ she pleaded.
    “别走，”她恳求道。
    [with infinitive]Anne pleaded to go with her.
    安妮央求跟她一道去。
  2. [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
    ■[no obj.](Law)address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party
    (律)辩护
    ■[no obj., with complement](Law)state formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offence with which one is charged
    (律)承认（有罪或无罪）
    the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl.
    这位年轻人承认谋杀了那个女孩。
    ■(Law)invoke (a reason or a point of law) as an accusation or defence
    (律)援引（理由或法律条文）作为指控或辩护，引证
    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
    he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending.
    他以家里有事为由不参加活动。
派生
pleader
noun
pleadingly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'to wrangle'): from Old French plaidier 'go to law', from plaid 'discussion' (see plea)
用法
  1. In a law court a person can plead guilty or plead not guilty. The phrase plead innocent is not a technical legal term, although it is commonly found in general use
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