begs; begged; begging
begs; begged; begging
Learner's definition of BEG
1
: to ask people for money or food乞讨;行乞 [no object]
[+ object]
2
a : to ask (someone) in a very serious and emotional way for something needed or wanted very much恳求,请求(某人) [+ object]
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He begged the doctor for medicine.他请求医生开药。
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He begged her for forgiveness. = He begged her to forgive him.他恳求她原谅。
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She begged him to read the story again.她求他把那个故事再念一遍。
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I beg you to help them! = Help them, I beg you!我求你帮帮他们!
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“Help them!” I begged.“帮帮他们吧!”我恳求道。
[no object]
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+ of b : to ask for (something needed or wanted very much) in a very serious and emotional way乞求,恳求(某事物) [+ object]
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He got down on his knees and begged forgiveness. = He got down on his knees and begged to be forgiven.他跪下乞求原谅。
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He begged that she would forgive him.他请求她的原谅。
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begging a favor of someone恳请某人帮忙
[no object]
3
[no object] of a dog : to sit up on the back legs with the front legs raised(狗)后腿蹲坐前腿抬起作乞求状 4
[+ object] of a thing : to seem perfect for some purpose : to be very well suited for something非常适合于 —
followed by to + verb接动词不定式
beg, borrow, or/and steal
informal
: to do whatever is necessary to get something that is wanted or needed想尽办法得到;不择手段获得
beg leave
formal + old-fashioned
: to ask for permission请求准许 —
followed by to + verb接动词不定式
beg off
[phrasal verb] informal
: to say that you cannot do something that you have been asked to do or have agreed to do推辞;反悔
beg the question
1
: to cause someone to ask a specified question as a reaction or response引起疑问;令人质疑 -
The quarterback's injury begs the question of who will start in his place.四分卫的受伤使人们纷纷猜测谁将接替他的位置。
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The tragic drowning begs the question: why are there no safe places in the area for children to swim?这起不幸的溺水事件发人深省:为什么这一区域没有供儿童游泳的安全场所?
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formal : to ignore a question or issue by assuming it has been answered or settled回避问题;想当然
beg to differ
: to politely disagree with someone不敢苟同;恕不赞同
beg your pardon
◊ The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake.请原谅;对不起
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I beg your pardon. [=sorry, excuse me] I didn't mean to bump into you like that.对不起,我不是有意要撞你的。
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I beg your pardon. You're correct; the amount is 12 dollars.不好意思。你是对的,一共12美元。
◊ It can be used to show that you are annoyed or offended by something that another person has said.有你这样说话的吗(用于表示自己被某人的话所激怒或冒犯)
◊ It can also be used as a question when you have not heard or understood something clearly.请再说一遍(用于未听清或没有理解时)
◊ The shorter form beg pardon is also used informally this way.再说一遍(非正式用语)
go begging
chiefly British
: to be something that few or no people want无人问津;无人要 -
With the poor economy, many expensive restaurants now have tables that go begging. [=tables that are empty because there are no customers]由于经济不景气,目前许多高档餐厅生意冷清。
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If that last biscuit's (still) going begging, can I have it, please?如果最后那块饼干(仍旧)没人要的话,可以给我吗?