[reporting verb]make an emotional appeal
恳求，央求，请求
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she pleaded with them not to gag the boy 她恳求他们别塞住那个男孩的嘴
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[with direct speech]
‘Don't go,’ she pleaded “别走，”她恳求道。
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[with infinitive]
Anne pleaded to go with her .安妮央求跟她一道去。
[with obj.]present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context
（尤指在法庭或其他公开场合）为（某立场）陈述，争辩。
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【律】 辩护。
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【律】 （在法庭上正式）承认（有罪或无罪）
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the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl .这位年轻人承认谋杀了那个女孩。
【律】 援引（理由或法律条文）作为指控或辩护，引证
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on trial for attempted murder, she pleaded self-defence .在因企图谋杀罪受审时，她作了自卫辩护。
offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something
以…为借口，以…为托辞
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he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending .他以家里有事为由不参加活动。
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pleadv.恳求；央求；请求；为…陈述；争辩；辩护；承认；援引（理由或法律条文）作为指控或辩护；引证；以…为借口
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leadv.带领（人）前进；牵着…前进；带领；率领；领先于；过；开始；让；组织
"Middle English （in the sense ‘to wrangle’）： from Old French
