| 单词 | plea |
| 释义 | plea —plea /pliː/ noun [C] FORMAL (REQUEST) ► C2 an urgent and emotional request: » He made a plea for help/mercy.Thesaurus+: ↑Making appeals and requests• • • Extra Examples:» 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.noun [C] LEGAL (STATEMENT) ► F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions• • • Extra Examples:» His urgent pleas of innocence made no difference to the judge's decision.» 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. |
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