plea
noun
pliː
noun
1
a
request
that
is
urgent
or
full
of
emotion
恳求，请求
C
[+
for
]
a
plea
for
help
请求帮助
Caldwell
made
a
plea
for
donations.
考德威尔恳求捐款。
[+
to
]
The
parents
made
an
emotional
plea
to
their
child’s
kidnappers.
家长情绪激动地恳求绑架他们孩子的人。
2
a
statement
by
someone
in
a
court
of
law
saying
whether
they
are
guilty
or
not
〔法庭上所作的〕有罪 （无罪 ）陈述
C usually singular 一般用单数
a
guilty
plea
承认有罪
make/enter
a
plea
Adams
entered
a
plea
of
‘not
guilty’.
亚当斯不承认有罪。
3
an
excuse
for
something
借口，托词
singular 单数
He
refused
the
appointment
on
a
plea
of
illness.
他称病拒绝约会。