pleading
🇺🇸
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/
A strong, emotional request for something.
She made a pleading look at her mother, hoping to be allowed to stay up later.
她向母亲投去恳求的眼神,希望她能允许自己晚些睡觉。
A written statement explaining why someone should be found not guilty in a court case.
The lawyer prepared his pleadings carefully for the upcoming trial.
律师为即将到来的审判仔细准备了他的辩护词。