vt.

1. 【律】为（案件）辩护；作为答辩提出
   The boy pleaded innocence and said he had not stolen the fruit.

   那男孩辩称无罪并说他未曾偷水果。

2. 以……为理由，以……为口实[+that]
   He pleaded illness as the reason for his absence.

   他以生病作为缺席的理由。

3. 【律】（不用被动式）承认
   He pleaded guilty.

   他承认有罪。

vi.

1. 辩护，抗辩[（+for/against）]
   I heard him plead in court only once.

   我只有一次听到他在法庭上作辩护。

2. 恳求[（+with/for）]
   The boy pleaded for mercy.

   那男孩恳求宽恕。

v.

1. make an emotional appeal.
2. present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context.
   ▸Law  address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party.
3. Law  state formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offence with which one is charged.
   ▸invoke (a reason or a point of law) as an accusation or defence:

   she pleaded self-defence.
   ▸offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something.