vi.
辩护；辩论：
The woman charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.
被控犯谋杀罪的女人据说疯了，因此不适合出庭申辩。
抗辩；答辩：
to plead in court
在法庭上作答辩
恳求，请求：
He pleaded with us to let him go to the rock concert.
他请求我们让他去听摇滚音乐会。
vt.
为(案件)辩护：
His mother did her best to