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B2[IorT]to make a verystrongandurgentrequest: 乞求 They beggedformercy.他们乞求饶恕。 [+ speech]"Please,pleaseforgiveme!" she begged (him).“请一定原谅我！”她请求（他）道。 [+ obj + to infinitive]He begged hertostay, but shesimplylaughedand put herbagsin thecar.他求她留下来，可她只是一笑置之，把包放进汽车里。 Synonymsadjureformal appeal(REQUEST) beseechold useorliterary entreat plead(REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto beg for something or beg someone to do something - begHe begged her to stay, but she wouldn't listen.
- imploreI implore you to change your mind.
- plead withHe pleaded with the guards to be allowed to see his daughter.
- appeal toI appeal to the public to remain calm.
- entreatThe banners entreated the government to release the prisoners.
- adjureThe gospel adjures us to love one another.
See more results » Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto ask for something - ask forI asked the waiter for another glass.
- requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
- apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension.
- demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes.
- appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm.
- call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.
See more results » B2[IorT]toaskforfoodormoneybecause you arepoor: 乞讨 There are more and morehomelesspeoplebeggingon thestreetsthesedays.近来越来越多无家可归的人在街上乞讨。 She had to begformoneyandfoodfor herchildren.她不得不为孩子们乞讨钱和食物。 He begged aloanfrom hisboss.他求老板借给他一笔钱。 [I]If adogbegs, itsitswithitsfrontlegsin theairas if toaskfor something: （狗）作乞求状 They havetrainedtheirdogtositup andbeg.他们把狗训练得会两腿直立做乞求动作。 I beg your pardon apoliteway of saying "I amsorry" or "Could yourepeatwhat you just said?": （未听清时，礼貌的说法）对不起，能否再说一遍？"How do you takeyourtea?" "I begyourpardon?" "Yourtea,madam. How do you take it?" a way ofshowingthat you areangryabout something that someone has just said: （表示生气，感觉受到冒犯）你说什么？再说一遍！I begyourpardon? Ihopeyou're notimplyingthat Ilied!我没听错吧？我希望你不是在暗示我撒谎了！ - She made heroldboyfriendbeg her to come back and then sheturnedhim down!
- He went down on hiskneesand begged forforgiveness.
- Hedecidedto go,althoughI begged him not to.
- Heboweddown before thekingand begged formercy.
- He wasscreaminginpainand begging foranaesthetic.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMaking appeals & requests - appellate
- ask forsomeone
- behest
- beseech
- call for orderphrase
- call onsomeone
- callsomeonein
- cap
- claim
- demand
- implore
- invite
- pay claim
- pretty pleaseidiom
- propitiation
- push forsomething
- put in forsomething
- put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
- reapply
- requisition
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal (non-human) behaviour Idiomsbeg the question beg, borrow, or steal go begging I beg to differ/disagree B2[IorT]to make a verystrongandurgentrequest 乞求They beggedformercy.他们乞求饶恕。 [+ speech]"Please,pleaseforgiveme!" she begged (him).“请一定原谅我！”她请求（他）道。 [+ obj + to infinitive]He begged hertostay, but shesimplylaughedand put herbagsin thecar.他求她留下来，可她只是一笑置之，把包放进汽车里。 B2[IorT]toaskforfoodormoneybecause you arepoor 乞讨There are more and morehomelesspeoplebeggingon thestreetsthesedays.近来越来越多无家可归的人在街上乞讨。 She had to begformoneyandfoodfor herchildren.她不得不为孩子们乞讨钱和食物。 He begged aloanfrom hisboss.他求老板借给他一笔钱。 [I]If adogbegs, itsitswithitsfrontlegsin theairas if toaskfor something. （狗）作乞求状They havetrainedtheirdogtositup andbeg.他们把狗训练得会两腿直立做乞求动作。 I beg your pardon apoliteway of saying "I amsorry" or "Could yourepeatwhat you just said?" （未听清时，礼貌的说法）对不起，能否再说一遍？ a way ofshowingthat you areangryabout something that someone has just said. （表示生气，感觉受到冒犯）你说什么？再说一遍！I begyourpardon? Ihopeyou're notimplyingthat Ilied!我没听错吧？我希望你不是在暗示我撒谎了！ - She made heroldboyfriendbeg her to come back and then sheturnedhim down!
- He went down on hiskneesand begged forforgiveness.
- Hedecidedto go,althoughI begged him not to.
- Heboweddown before thekingand begged formercy.
- He wasscreaminginpainand begging foranaesthetic.
Idiomsbeg the question beg, borrow, or steal go begging I beg to differ/disagree toaskformoney, or toasksomeone to do something in anurgentway: [I]There are a lot ofhomelesspeoplebegging on thestreetsthesedays. [T]Isyourchildbegging you for askateboard? If adogbegs, itsitswithitsfrontlegsin theairas if toaskfor something. Idiomsbeg off (I) beg your pardon Examplesofbegbeg If that is supposed to show the unique objectivity of utilitarianism, it fails by simply begging the question.From theCambridge English Corpus Recognition of this phenomenon begs the question, how are institutions and fractionalization connected?From theCambridge English Corpus It has been suggested to me," " however, that this criterion begs the question against proponents of backward causation.From theCambridge English Corpus This begs the question : the adapters claim that minimal frustration means maximal happiness.From theCambridge English Corpus The issue is complex, controversial, and begs the question of who should have the authority to determine that conditions of insecurity have ceased.From theCambridge English Corpus Needless to say, this reply begs the question.From theCambridge English Corpus But, if so, it begs the question of why maturation times were nonetheless altered.From theCambridge English Corpus The authorbegins by stating that language planning is never politically neutral, that it always serves particular ideological ends.From theCambridge English Corpus This gesture begs the question, what exactly is the relationship between race and identity, if there is one?From theCambridge English Corpus Forty years of language teaching not creating communicatively proficient learners, a new mousetrap begged to be invented.From theCambridge English Corpus Yet to claim that its finances and constituent support had become precarious is tobegthe question of why they had done so.From theCambridge English Corpus Whatever its immediate background, the grant is also a suggestive comment on the personal priorities of those from whom the friars begged.From theCambridge English Corpus Without rights the excluded can request, they canbeg, rely on noblesse oblige, on others being nice or generous or co-operative, or even foresighted.From theCambridge English Corpus The relationship between begging, homelessness and drug use has provoked particular controversy in recent years.From theCambridge English Corpus But this begs the question of why this culture subscribes to this particular moral rationality.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |