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
pleas — plural of plea
借口；辩解；答辩；抗辩；诉讼；恳求,请愿,紧急祈祷或请求。
an urgent or emotional request for help or mercy
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)
辩护或辩解中声称或陈述的内容。
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
表明诉讼应被驳回的答辩
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
一方为支持其主张而声称的事实。
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
案件中的事实主张,区别于异议。
An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
被告对原告起诉和请求的答辩。
The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
法庭案件；诉讼。
A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
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。
用法提示：此处 plea 作名词，意为恳求，与 make 搭配使用。
She ignored his plea for help and walked away.
她无视了他求助的恳求，走开了。
用法提示：plea 表示恳求，后接介词 for 说明恳求的内容。
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。
用法提示：plea 在此指公开的恳求，与 issue 搭配。
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。
语气更强，常指基于道义的呼吁
强调急切与恳切，较正式
语气谦卑，非常正式
常指向权威提交的正式书面请求
最通用，语气较弱，不强调谦卑
grammar · medium
易错句子He plea for mercy.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She made a plea of help.
正确表达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。
plea是名词，指恳求或抗辩的行为或陈述；plead是动词，指进行恳求或在法庭上辩护。
plea是名词，表示恳求；please可以是动词（取悦）或礼貌副词（请），词性和用法不同。
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。
plea + -d
plead + -ing
pleading + -ly
plea + bargain
plea bargain + -ing
与plea经常出现在'plea bargain'（认罪协议）中，表示协商
plea是法庭诉讼中的正式声明
被告在法庭上做出plea（答辩）
法官根据plea做出裁决
plea影响最终的verdict
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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