| [/pliː; pli/] n 用法:
1 (fml 文) ~ (for sth) earnest request; appeal 恳求; 请求:
a plea for forgiveness, money, more time 恳求原谅、 给予金钱、 多给些时间 *
He was deaf to (ie refused to listen to) her pleas. 他对她的请求充耳不闻. 用法:
2 (law 律) statement made by or for a person charged with an offence in court （法庭中被告一方的）抗辩, 答辩, 辩护:
enter a plea of guilty/not guilty 承认有罪[不承认有罪]. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) on the plea of sth/that... (fml 文) giving sth as the reason or excuse for not doing sth or for having done sth wrong （为未做某事或做错某事而作的）辩解, 托词, 藉口:
withdraw on the plea of ill health 藉口健康不佳而退出 *
He refused to contribute, on the plea that he couldn't afford it. 他藉口无能为力拒不捐献. |