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Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
尼古拉斯先生恳请帮助以解决这起凶杀案。
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...an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet.
让人类行动起来拯救这个星球的慷慨激昂的呼吁
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（法庭上表明对于被指控的罪名服或不服的）申诉，答辩，抗辩 In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime.
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The judge questioned him about his guilty plea...
法官就他的认罪答辩进行审问。
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We will enter a plea of not guilty...
我们将进行无罪抗辩。
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Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
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辩由；借口；托词 A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something.
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Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity...
菲利普斯谋杀了他的妻子，但以精神错乱为由逃脱了惩罚。
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Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。
