英语短语 "make a plea for" 的核心含义是 "为...提出请求;恳求...;呼吁...",强调通过正式或真诚的方式向他人寻求支持、帮助或关注某一诉求。
"plea" 本身指"请求、恳求、呼吁"(a serious or emotional request),"make a plea for" 则是主动发起这一请求的动作,通常带有"迫切性"或"真诚性"。
该短语为及物动词短语,需接"请求的对象/内容"作介词"for"的宾语,常见结构:
(注:形容词可修饰"plea",如"heartfelt 衷心的"、"urgent 紧急的"、"desperate 绝望的"等,强化请求的情感色彩。)
1、 请求帮助/支持
The family made a desperate plea for financial help after their house burned down.
(房子烧毁后,这家人绝望地请求经济帮助。)
The rescue team made an urgent plea for more supplies to reach the trapped hikers.
(救援队紧急呼吁提供更多物资以救援被困的徒步者。)
2、 呼吁关注某一议题
The activist made a passionate plea for climate action at the conference.
(活动人士在会议上热情呼吁采取气候行动。)
The teacher made a plea for more funding for public schools.
(老师呼吁为公立学校提供更多资金。)
3、 恳求特定结果
She made a heartfelt plea for her husband's release from prison.
(她衷心恳求释放丈夫出狱。)
The coach made a plea for fairness from the referees.
(教练恳求裁判公平执法。)
语境适配:可用于正式场合(如演讲、新闻)或私人场景(如个人求助),但整体偏"严肃/情感化",不用于日常轻松的请求(如"借笔"这类小事)。
同义替换:可与 "appeal for"(呼吁)、"beg for"(乞求)近义,但 "make a plea for" 更强调"正式性"或"理性诉求",而"beg for"更侧重"卑微/迫切","appeal for"则更通用。
"make a plea for" 是表达"真诚/正式请求"的常用短语,核心是通过语言传达对某事物的迫切需要或支持,搭配具体的名词(如help、justice、funding)即可明确诉求内容。