plead[pli:d]

• vi.
  • 辩护；辩论：

    The woman charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.

    被控犯谋杀罪的女人据说疯了，因此不适合出庭申辩。

  • 抗辩；答辩：

    to plead in court

    在法庭上作答辩

  • 恳求，请求：

    He pleaded with us to let him go to the rock concert.

    他请求我们让他去听摇滚音乐会。

• vt.
  • 为(案件)辩护：

    His mother did her best to plead his case.

    他母亲尽力为他的案子辩护。

  • 以…作为答辩；抗辩：

    She pleaded that she was unaware that these were stolen goods.

    她答辩说她不知道这些东西是偷来的。

  • 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。

  • 承认；认(罪)：

    They made her plead madness.

    他们要她承认自己精神错乱。

  • 以…为理由，以…为借口：

    I'm sorry I didn't answer your letter.I can only plead forgetfulness.

    对不起，我没有回信，我只能归咎于自己的健忘。

  • 请求，恳求：

    Her parents pleaded that she should be given one more chance.

    她父母请求再给她一次机会。

• 近义词:

  appeal

• 短语:
  • plead guilty 见guilty
  • plead the Fifth (Amendment) 【法律】因怕证实自己有罪拒不申辩；拒不解释
  • plead with someone (for) (为某事)恳求某人；向某人恳求
• 变形:

  vi.pleaded.pled或 plead.pleading