plea

[pli:]

n.恳求, 申诉, 抗辩, 借口

例句与用法：

An earnest request or petition; a plea.

迫切要求或恳求; 请求

He did not attend the dinner; his plea was that he was too busy to come.

他没有参加那次宴会，借口是他太忙不能来。

She made an impassioned plea for justice.

她激昂地抗辩，恳求获得公正。

The accused entered a plea of "not guilty".

被告作了“无罪”的抗辩。

详细释义：

n.

1. 请求, 恳求[C][(+for)][+to-v]

The prisoner made a plea for mercy.

囚犯恳求宽恕。

2. 借口, 托辞[the S][(+of)][+that]

She left the party on the plea of a headache.

她借口头疼离开了晚会。

3. 【律】抗辩, 答辩[C][S1][(+of)]

He entered a plea of "not guilty" to the charges filed against him.

针对对他的指控他提出"无罪"的抗辩。