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make a plea for sth
用于表达恳求或请求。
She made a heartfelt plea for donations.
她真诚地恳求捐款。
恳求；请求
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恳求；请求
an urgent or emotional request for help or mercy
She made a heartfelt plea for donations.
她真诚地恳求捐款。
恳求,请愿,紧急祈祷或请求。
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
恳求
a humble request for help from someone in authority
借口；道歉。
An excuse; an apology.
被告就事实问题的答辩
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
The child made a heartfelt plea for his parents to stay together.
孩子恳求父母不要分开，情感真挚。
She ignored his plea for help and walked away.
她无视了他求助的恳求，走开了。
The charity issued a public plea for donations after the earthquake.
地震后，慈善机构公开发出捐款恳求。
用于表达恳求或请求。
She made a heartfelt plea for donations.
她真诚地恳求捐款。
法律用语，表示对指控的答辩。
The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
被告提出无罪抗辩。
表示以某事为理由或借口。
He got out of trouble on a plea of illness.
他以生病为借口摆脱了麻烦。
Not this
He plea for mercy.
Use this
He pleads for mercy.
plea 是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词 plead，且主语为第三人称单数时加 -s。
Not this
She made a plea of help.
Use this
She made a plea for help.
plea 与 for 搭配表示“恳求某物”，介词 of 不用于此义。
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提出恳求
The mother made a plea for the safe return of her son.
母亲恳求儿子能安全归来。
乞求怜悯
He fell to his knees and uttered a plea for mercy.
他跪下来，发出乞求怜悯的请求。
认罪协议
The defendant accepted a plea bargain to reduce his sentence.
被告接受了认罪协议以减轻刑罚。
提出抗辩
The lawyer advised him to enter a plea of not guilty.
律师建议他作无罪抗辩。
情感恳求
Her emotional plea moved the audience to tears.
她充满情感的恳求让观众落泪。
绝望的恳求
The refugees sent a desperate plea for food and water.
难民们发出绝望的恳求，请求食物和水。
认罪协商
The defendant accepted a plea bargain to avoid a lengthy trial.
被告接受了认罪协商以避免冗长的审判。
请求宽恕
The prisoner made a heartfelt plea for mercy.
囚犯发自内心地请求宽恕。
精神病抗辩
The lawyer entered a plea of insanity on behalf of his client.
律师代表他的当事人提出了精神病抗辩。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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发音类似'please'，但意为庄重的恳求，可联想法庭上的答辩请求。
通常用于较正式的场合，指向权威人物发出的恳切请求，语气较为谦卑，多用于法律、官方或非常严肃的个人恳求中。
常接介词 for，表示恳求的对象。
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