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.
她向母親投去懇求的眼神,希望她能允許自己晚些睡覺。
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.
律師為即將到來的審判仔細準備了他的辯護詞。