"plead against"是一个正式短语,主要用于法律、辩论或严肃的申辩场景,表示“为反对…而申辩/抗辩;反驳;对…进行辩解以反对”。
其核心逻辑是:通过陈述理由、证据或观点,反对某个指控、决定、主张或他人的观点。
"plead against"通常为及物动词短语,后面可接两类宾语:
表示“反对某件事(如指控、判决、提议)而申辩”。
常见搭配:plead against a charge(反驳指控)、plead against a decision(反对一项决定)、plead against a policy(反对某项政策)、plead against an accusation(反驳指控)。
例句:The defendant’s lawyer pleaded strongly against the murder charge.(被告律师强烈反驳谋杀指控。)
Local residents pleaded against the construction of a new factory in their neighborhood.(当地居民为反对在社区建新建工厂而申辩。)
She pleaded against the court’s decision to take away her child.(她对法院剥夺其抚养权的决定进行了抗辩。)
表示“反驳某人的观点/指控;与某人抗辩”。
例句:He pleaded against his former boss, who accused him of stealing company secrets.(他反驳了前老板——对方指控他窃取公司机密。)
The witness pleaded against the suspect’s alibi, saying she saw him at the scene.(证人反驳了嫌疑人的不在场证明,称自己在现场看到了他。)
plead for:为…恳求;为…辩护(强调“支持”),如 plead for mercy(恳求 mercy)、plead for a defendant(为被告辩护)。
plead with:恳求某人(后面接人),如 plead with sb. to do sth.(恳求某人做某事)。
plead against:反对…而申辩(强调“反对”),是上述短语的反向逻辑。
"plead against"偏正式,常见于:
法律场景(法庭辩论、诉讼);
正式抗议或辩论(如政策听证会、学术争论);
严肃的个人申辩(如反驳严重指控)。
总结:"plead against"的关键是“通过申辩反对某事物/某人”,核心在“反对”+“辩解”。