pleading
adjective uk/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/ us/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/
恳求的，请求的
showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently
I sent pleading e-mails to the IT department asking for a new computer. 我给IT部门发了几封电子邮件，请求更换一台新电脑。
a pleading tone of voice 恳求的语气
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- He made pleading gestures to be let in.
- A young boy with pleading blue eyes was begging for money.
- She wrote pleading letters to international Paralympic officials.
pleading
noun uk/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/ us/ˈpliː.dɪŋ/
(ASKING)
[ U ]恳求，请求
urgent, emotional statements or requests for something
Suddenly his anger turned to pleading. 突然间，他的愤怒变成了恳求。
A kind of pleading came into her voice. 她的声音里带上了一丝恳求。
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- He had became almost pathetic in his pleading.
- It was as though he had sensed her unspoken pleading.
- All his pleading was in vain. She was determined.
(LEGAL STATEMENT)
[ C usually plural ] law specialized 原告的起诉状，诉状;被告的答辩状，辩状
a formal written document stating the reasons for bringing a legal action against someone, or the reaction to those reasons given by the defence (= the accused person or their lawyers)
The case begins when the pleadings are filed with the court. 诉讼伊始，控辩双方向法庭提交状辞。
He wrote in court pleadings that the federal government is pushing a ridiculous interpretation of the law. 他在状辞中指出，联邦政府执意对相关法律作出荒谬的解读。