plea

名詞

1. 1

   懇求、請求、呼籲

   The mother made an emotional plea for her son's safe return.

   那位母親情緒激動地懇求讓她的兒子平安歸來。

2. 2

   答辯、抗辯法律

   He entered a plea of not guilty at the first hearing.

   他在首次庭訊時提出無罪答辯。

3. 3

   辯解、託詞、藉口

   She missed the deadline on the plea of a family emergency.

   她以家中有急事為藉口，錯過了截止期限。