plea
🇬🇧 UK/pli:/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
An urgent appeal or request; an excuse or justification; a formal statement made in court by a defendant
恳求;辩解;(法律)答辩
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishpleaother
=plea
Common Collocations
- 1.guilty plea认罪答辩
- 2.plea bargain辩诉交易
- 3.make a plea发出恳求
- 4.plea for help求助呼吁
Example Sentences
- 1.
The charity made an emotional plea for donations to help flood victims.
- 2.
The defendant entered a plea of not guilty at the start of the trial.
- 3.
His plea of ignorance did not convince the judge.