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| 1 | an urgent or emotional request for something 恳求；请求；央求 |
| +for The police ignored her pleas for help. 警察对她的求救熟视无睹。 |
| make a plea The boy’ s parents have made an emotional plea for him to come home. 男孩的父母已经情真意切地恳求他回家。 |
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| 2 | legal a statement that someone makes in a court of law to say whether they are guilty or not （法庭上的）答辩，辩护，申诉，抗辩 |
| a guilty/not guilty plea 有罪/无罪抗辩 |
| enter a plea of sth He entered a plea of not guilty to charges of manslaughter. 他对过失杀人罪的指控提出无罪抗辩。 |
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