柯林斯詞典plea /pli?/ (pleas) 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)出了令人感動的呼訏，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)罪答辯對他提出質(zhì)疑。 We will enter a plea of not guilty. 我們將進(jìn)行無罪抗辯。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. (曏法庭或其他人說明是否做某事的) 托辤 Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity. 菲利普斯謀殺了自己的妻子，但以精神錯亂爲(wèi)由逃脫了罪責(zé)。 返回 plea劍橋詞典 plea noun [C] (REQUEST) C2 formal an urgent and emotional request 懇求，懇請 He made a plea for help /mercy . 他懇求得到幫助／寬恕。 例句 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 . plea noun [C] (STATEMENT) law specialized the 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罪申訴。 例句 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