plea
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. 懇求[journalism]
Mr. Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing. 尼古拉斯先生發(fā)出了令人感動(dòng)的呼吁，懇求幫助破解這樁殺人案。
2. N-COUNT In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime. (法庭上表明是否認(rèn)罪的) 抗辯
The judge questioned him about his guilty plea. 法官就他的認(rèn)罪答辯對(duì)他提出質(zhì)疑。
We will enter a plea of not guilty. 我們將進(jìn)行無(wú)罪抗辯。
3. N-COUNT A plea is a reason given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something. (向法庭或其他人說(shuō)明是否做某事的) 托辭
Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity. 菲利普斯謀殺了自己的妻子，但以精神錯(cuò)亂為由逃脫了罪責(zé)。
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plea /pli?/ (pleas)
劍橋詞典
- They made a desperate plea for help .
- The president has made an emotional plea for the killing to stop .
- Relatives of the dead made an impassioned plea for the bodies to be flown back to this country .
- The child's mother made a passionate plea for help .
- Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for financial assistance .
- The prisoner entered a plea of not guilty .
- Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of her crime was not accepted .
- The judge is not likely to look favourably on a plea of not guilty .
- His plea of guilty to manslaughter was not accepted by the prosecution . 返回 plea
plea noun [C] (REQUEST)
C2 formalan urgent and emotional request
懇求，懇請(qǐng)
He made a plea for help /mercy . 他懇求得到幫助／寬恕。
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plea noun [C] (STATEMENT)
law specializedthe answer that a person gives in court when they have been accused of committing a crime
申訴
Mr Wilson entered a plea of not guilty . 威爾遜先生提出了無(wú)罪申訴。
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