beg/bɛg; beɡ/v begged , begging 1 [I,T] to ask for something in a way which shows you want it very much 恳求﹐请求: beg (sb) to do sth I begged her to stay, but she wouldn’t. 我恳求她留下﹐但她不愿意。a prisoner begging to be released 请求释放的一名囚犯beg (sb) for sth They begged for mercy. 他们请求宽恕。He rang a friend to beg for his help. 他打电话给一个朋友请求他帮助。see box at见 ASK 方框2 [I] to ask someone for food, money etc because you are very poor 乞讨﹐行乞: children begging in the streets 在街上乞讨的孩子3 I beg your pardonspoken 【口】a) used to ask someone politely to repeat something 你说什么﹐请再说一遍: ‘It's 7 o’clock.’‘I beg your pardon?’‘I said it's 7 o’clock.’ “七点钟了。”“对不起﹐什么?”“我说七点钟了。” b) formal used to say sorry for something you have said or done【正式】抱歉﹐请原谅〔表示道歉〕: Oh, I beg your pardon, did I step on your toe? 噢﹐对不起﹐我踩到你脚趾了吗?c) formal used to show that you strongly disagree【正式】抱歉﹐请原谅〔表示强烈反对〕: ‘New York's a terrible place.’‘I beg your pardon, that's my home town!’ “纽约是个糟糕的地方。”“抱歉﹐那是我的家乡!”