plead
/pliːd/verb
(past and past participlepleaded或 <北美, 苏格兰, 方> pled)
1
- reporting verb make an emotional appeal恳求, 央求, 请求：
no obj. she pleaded with them not to gag the boy她恳求他们别塞住那个男孩的嘴
with direct speech 'Don't go, ' she pleaded“别走,"她恳求道。
with infinitive Anne pleaded to go with her.安妮央求跟她一道去。
2
- 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。
2.1
- no obj. Law address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party【律】辩护。
2.2
- no obj., with complement Law state formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offence with which one is charged【律】（在法庭上正式）承认（有罪或无罪）：
the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl.
这位年轻人承认谋杀了那个女孩。
2.3
- Law invoke (a reason or a point of law) as an accusation or defence【律】援引（理由或法律条文）作为指控或辩护, 引证：
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。
2.4
- offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something以…为借口, 以…为托辞：
he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending.
他以家里有事为由不参加活动。
USAGE
In a law court a person can plead guilty or plead not guilty. The phrase plead innocent is not a technical legal term， although it is commonly found in general use.
派生词
pleader
nounpleadingly
adverb词源
Middle English （in the sense 'to wrangle'）： from Old French plaidier 'go to law'， from plaid 'discussion' （see PLEA）.