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plead

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plead /pliːd/ ●●○ verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way 恳求，祈求，央求 SYN beg
 ‘Don’t go!’ Robert pleaded.
“别走！”罗伯特央求道。
plead for
 Civil rights groups pleaded for government help.
民权团体恳请政府帮助。
plead with somebody (to do something)
 Moira pleaded with him to stay.
莫伊拉恳求他留下。
► see thesaurus at ask
2  (past tensepst and past participlepp pleaded also pled /pled/ especially American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] lawSCC to state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of a crime 〔在法庭上〕承认[否认]有罪，认〔罪〕
plead guilty/not guilty/innocent
 Henderson pled guilty to burglary.
亨德森承认犯有入室盗窃罪。
3  plead ignorance/illness/insanity etc formalREASON to give a particular excuse for your actions 以不知情/生病/精神错乱等为理由[借口]
 She stayed home from work, pleading illness.
她告病在家不去上班。
Examples from the Corpus
plead ignorance/illness/insanity etc• The next day, she stayed home from work, something she rarely did, pleading illness.• As to his reference to rugby league, I plead ignorance and will not interfere with private griefs.• He attempted to plead insanity, but did it so effectively that they concluded he must be sane.• Galileo pleaded ignorance of any such document and promised to produce that signed by Bellarrnine in 1616.• In Seville he had often pleaded ignorance over some of the expressions she used.
4  [transitiveT] writtenASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to give reasons why you think something is true or why something should be done 解释，论证
plead that
 Managers pleaded that there was not enough time to make the changes.
经理们辩解说没有足够时间作出调整。
 Residents successfully pleaded their case at a council meeting.
居民们成功地在市政会会议上陈述了他们的情况。
Examples from the Corpus
plead• "You've got to help me, " Magruder pleaded.• The wife of one of the hostages appeared on TV last night to plead for her husband's life.• He was ousted, tried, pleaded good intentions, and was acquitted.• He plead guilty and was fined $ 240.• The study excluded cases in which defendants pleaded guilty or no contest, and it did not involve new interviews with defendants.• "Please forgive me, " she pleaded "I'll never do it again."• She had pleaded, more than truthfully, a headache, and had settled to read.• He's going to plead my health and my state.• "How do you plead?" "Not guilty, your honor."• Their speeches had a pitiful, pleading quality about them, exacerbating the problem.• Terror stricken; the little pimp had pleaded with him, offered him money.• Parker pleaded with his supporters in the crowd to remain calm.• Now it is pleading with the banks to reschedule £250m of borrowings to keep the company afloat.
plead for• Regional officials have come to Washington, pleading for assistance.
plead guilty/not guilty/innocent• Davis has pleaded not guilty in his trial.• Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, is facing a possible death sentence.• Bulger court case starts Two ten-year-old boys have pleaded not guilty to the abduction and murder of the toddler, James Bulger.• Whitacre pleaded not guilty to the embezzlement charges Wednesday in Urbana, Ill.• Green had pleaded not guilty to the murder at the couple's home in October 1991.
plead that• Quinn pleaded that Daley crack down harder, that the police open up.• A defendant who pleads that he was erroneously convicted is putting up a positive case and can be asked for particulars.• Or you might plead that it was not slanderous because it was true.• She pleaded that she did not do it and her husband's inconsistencies and contradictions aroused suspicion.• Emerson recognized the enemy and recoiled against it, pleading that the nation be rebuilt solely on the rights of man.• Taylor pleaded that the proposal would cost the city too much money.• At the same time we wrote to Trafalgar House, pleading that the School be retained.• Six times in eight years he pleaded that they send him and six times they turned him down.• Among other findings, the court ruled that defendants could plead that they were just following orders.
From Longman Business Dictionary
pleadplead /pliːd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp pleaded or pled /pled/) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LAW
to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not
Charged with fraud for selling the fakes, they agreed to plead guilty (=to admit that they did the crime).
He pleaded no contest to (=said that he would not defend himself against) two assault charges and resigned his office in disgrace.
Origin plead
(1200-1300) Old French plaidier, from plaid; → PLEA
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