"entreat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恳求
• 乞求

Definition

非常认真、诚恳地请求某人做某事；强烈地恳求。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Entreat” 用于正式或文学场合，比“ask”更强烈、更有感情，但不如“beg”那样绝望。常用于古典文学、情感诉求中，结构常为 'entreat someone to do something'。日常口语很少用。

Examples

I entreat you to listen to me.

我**恳求**你听我说。

They entreat her for help every day.

他们每天都**恳求**她帮忙。

The child entreated his mother to stay.

孩子**恳求**母亲留下。

I entreat you, don't make the same mistake again.

我**恳求**你，不要再犯同样的错误。

She entreated him to reconsider his decision.

她**恳求**他重新考虑决定。

With tears, he entreated the guards to let him inside.

他含着泪**恳求**守卫让他进去。