| 词汇 | entreaty |
| 释义 | entreaty noun[ C ] uk /ɪnˈtriː.ti/ us /ɪnˈtriː.t̬i/ an attempt to persuade someone to do something: 恳求;乞求;请求 She refused to become involved with him despite his passionate entreaties.尽管他苦苦哀求，她还是拒绝跟他有任何瓜葛。 Synonyms appeal plea(REQUEST)formal prayer request Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to ask a lot besiege car wash cry demand entreat imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech pester push scrounge ticket Examples of entreatyentreaty The stingier she is, the greater the entreaty. This massive, single-author, book is an entreaty for comprehensive care of children with epilepsy for which the author offers a model. And his embrace comes not from love, but from entreaty. Finally, however, he yields to her entreaties and agrees to the marriage for reasons of state. The latter, meanwhile, steadfastly refused all such demands or entreaties on the ground that they were merely tenants not owners of the land whose proprietor was the state. To stay the hand is to bear the insult as well as the loss and this, despite the entreaties of religion, may be too much to bear. All her entreaties are ignored, not only because of the priest, but also because relatives of her husband's second wife intervene, bribing anyone who is tempted to help her. It is a natural instinct with man to give way to the entreaty of women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They realised that they had made a mess of this, and finally listened to the entreaties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must resist his entreaties to reconsider the title. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She rebuffed and spurned him and neglected his entreaties, choosing instead to proceed with the outstandingly foolish policy of a national minimum wage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will leave it at the word "entreaty". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That has followed the entreaties made to them to engage in the peace process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, deaf to all entreaties, the commission's final recommendation was basically option 2. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our family motto is nec prece nec pretio, neither by entreaty nor bribery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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