beg
v.(动词)begged,beg.ging,begs v.tr.(及物动词)To ask for as charity:乞讨:要求仁慈:例句:begged money while sitting in a doorway.坐在门口讨钱
To ask earnestly for or of; entreat:恳求:热切地要求…;恳求:例句:begged me for help.恳求我帮助
To evade; dodge:避开;躲闪:例句:a speech that begged the real issues.一个避开实质问题的讲话
To take for granted without proof:贸然肯定,视为理所当然:无证据而认为当然正确:例句:beg the point in a dispute.武断地肯定争论点
v.intr.(不及物动词)To solicit alms.恳求施舍To make a humble or urgent plea.乞求:做出低声下气或迫切的恳求
<常用词组>beg off
To ask to be released from something, such as an obligation:借故推辞,谢绝:要求从某件事,如一项义务解脱出来:例句:We were invited to stay for dinner, but we had to beg off.我们被邀请留下来吃晚饭,但我们不得不谢绝了
常用词组>来源:Middle English beggen 中古英语 beggen possibly from Anglo-Norman begger 可能源自 英法语 begger from Old French begart [lay brother, one who prays] * see beggar 源自 古法语 begart [俗人修士,祈祷者] *参见 beggar
<参考词汇><同义词>beg,crave,beseech,implore,entreat,importune同义词>These verbs mean to make an earnest request.这些动词意思是提出一个热切的要求。 Beg and crave apply to the act of asking in a seriousand sometimes humble manner,especially for something one cannot claim as a right: Beg I begged her to forgive me. crave 用于指一个严肃的要求行为,有时持谦卑的态度,特别是对人们不能作为权利来要求的某些事: 例句:我请求她原谅我。
例句:The attorney craved the court`s indulgence.律师切盼法庭的宽大处理。
Beseech emphasizes earnestness and often implies anxiety: Beseech 强调热切并通常暗示焦虑: 例句:Be silent, we beseech you.请安静,我们恳求你。
Implore intensifies the senses of urgent supplication and anxiety: Implore 加强迫切恳求的意思和渴望: 例句:The child, with tears in his eyes, implored his father not to be angry.这孩子眼里含着泪,央求他的父亲不要生气。
Entreat pertains to persuasive pleading calculated to overcome opposition: Entreat 适合说服性的请求,有计划地去征服对方: 例句:.Ask me no questions, I entreat you. (Charles Dickens). .不要问我问题,我恳求你. (查尔斯·狄更斯)。
Importune adds the sense of persistentand sometimes irksome pleading: Importune 多一层坚持的意思,并有时是令人讨厌的恳求: 例句:The foundation was being importuned by fundraisers to contribute to new charities. See also Synonyms at cadge 募捐者正强求基金会为慈善事业捐款 参见同义词 cadge
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