plea
noun [ C ] uk/pliː/ us/pliː/
(REQUEST)
C2 formal恳求，恳请
an urgent and emotional request
He made a plea for help/mercy. 他恳求得到帮助／宽恕。
Synonyms: appeal entreatyprayerrequest
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- 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.
(STATEMENT)
law specialized申诉
the answer that a person gives in court when they have been accused of committing a crime
Mr Wilson entered a plea of not guilty. 威尔逊先生提出了无罪申诉。
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- 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.