| [/pliːd; plid/] v (pt, pp pleaded; US pled [/pled; plɛd/]) 用法:
1 [Ipr, It] ~ (with sb) (for sth) make repeated urgent requests (to sb) (for sth) 再三恳求或请求（某人）（做某事）:
plead for mercy 祈求发慈悲 *
He pleaded with his parents for a more understanding attitude. 他求父母多加谅解. *
She pleaded with him not to leave her alone. 她恳求他不要留下她一个人. *
The boy pleaded to be allowed to ride on the tractor. 那男孩请求让他坐坐拖拉机. 用法:
2 [Tn] offer (sth) as an explanation or excuse, esp for failing to do sth or for doing sth wrong 提出（理由或藉口）（尤指因未做某事或做错某事）:
They asked him to pay for the damage but he pleaded poverty. 他们要他付损害赔偿金, 但他藉口贫穷而不偿还. *
He apologized for not coming to the party, pleading pressure of work. 他为不能到会而道歉, 推说是工作太忙. *
Pleading ignorance of the law won't help you if you are caught. 假若因犯法被抓住, 藉口不知是犯法亦无济於事. 用法:
3 [Ipr] ~ for/against sb (law 律) (of a lawyer) speak to a lawcourt (on behalf of the plaintiff/defendant)（指律师）（在法庭上为原告[被告]）提出申诉、 答辩或辩护. 用法:
4 [Tn] (law 律) present (a case) to a court of law 向法庭陈述（案情）:
They employed the best lawyer they could get to plead their case. 他们聘请了能请到的最好的律师为他们陈述案情. 用法:
5 [Tn] (law 律) put (sth) forward as the basis of a case in a court of law (on behalf of sb) （代表某人）向法庭提出（某事）（作为案件的基础）:
Counsel for the accused said that he intended to plead insanity, ie that his client was insane and therefore not responsible for his actions. 被告的律师说他想提出 案发时被告精神失常这一理由, 为被告不需负法律责任进行辩护. *
plead guilty/not guilty, ie declare that one is guilty/not guilty of the crime one has been accused of 承认有罪[不承认有罪]. 用法:
6 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (for) sth argue in support of sth; support (a cause) by argument 极力主张; 以辩论支持（某事业）:
plead the cause of politicalprisoners 声援政治犯的事业 *
plead for the modernizationof the city's public transport 力主城市公共交通现代化. |