beg
/beg/verb
(begged, begging)
1
- reporting verb ask someone earnestly or humbly for something恳求某人给予…：
with obj. a leper begged Jesus for help一位麻风病人祈求耶稣帮助
with obj. and infinitive she begged me to say nothing to her father她请求我对她父亲什么也别说
no obj. I must beg of you not to act impulsively.请你切勿凭一时冲动行事。
1.1
- with obj. ask for (something) earnestly or humbly恳求得到…：
he begged their forgiveness
他恳求他们的宽恕
with direct speech 'Don't leave me, ' she begged.“不要离开我,"她恳求道。
1.2
- with obj. ask formally for (permission to do something)正式请求（允许做某事）：
I will now beg leave to make some observations
现在请允许我说几句。
no obj., with infinitive I beg to second the motion.我请求支持动议。
2
- no obj. ask for something, typically food or money, as charity or a gift乞求施舍, 索要, 乞讨：
they had to beg for food.
他们只好讨饭。
2.1
- with obj. acquire (something) from someone in this way求得, 乞得：
a piece of bread which I begged from a farmer.
我从一个农夫那儿讨来的一片面包。
2.2
- live by acquiring food or money in this way以乞讨为生。
2.3
- (of a dog) sit up with the front paws raised expectantly in the hope of a reward（狗）坐着举起前脚乞求。
USAGE
The original meaning of the phrase beg the question belongs to the field of logic and is a translation of Latin petitio principii, literally meaning 'laying claim to a principle', i.e. assuming something that ought to be proved first, as in the following sentence: by devoting such a large part of the budget for the fight against drug addiction to education, we are begging the question of its significance in the battle against drugs. To some traditionalists this is still the only correct meaning. However, over the last 100 years or so another, more general use has arisen: 'invite an obvious question', as in some definitions of mental illness beg the question of what constitutes normal behaviour. This is by far the commonest use today and is the usual one in modern standard English.
短语
beg one's bread
- archaic live by begging〈古〉以乞讨为生。
beg the question
1
- (of a fact or action) raise a question or point that has not been dealt with; invite an obvious question（事实或行动）引发（人们考虑）尚未触及的问题; 引出多数人都能想得到的问题。
2
- assume the truth of an argument or proposition to be proved, without arguing it未经讨论就认为某一有待证明的论点（或主张）正确; 把尚无定论（或有待证明）的事当作事实来看待; 想当然, 主观臆断。
beg to differ
- 见DIFFER.
beg yours
- Austral./NZ I beg your pardon〈澳/新西兰〉对不起; 请原谅。
go begging
1
- (of an article) be available for use because unwanted by others（物品因别人不需要）随时可用。
1.1
- (of an opportunity) fail to be taken（机会）失去。
词源
Middle English: probably from Old English bedecian, of Germanic origin; related to BID2.
短语动词
beg off
- withdraw from a promise or undertaking收回诺言, 取消保证。