begging
v. 乞讨( beg的现在分词 ); 乞求; 请求; (狗蹲坐在后腿上将前爪抬起)等食物
If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
I begged him to come back to England with me...
我恳求他和我一起回英格兰。
I begged to be allowed to leave...
我请求允许我离开。
If someone who is poor is begging, they are asking people to give them food or money.
I was surrounded by people begging for food...
我被一群讨饭的围住了。
There are thousands like him in Los Angeles, begging on the streets and sleeping rough...
洛杉矶有数以千计像他这样的人,沿街乞讨,露宿街头。
You say 'I beg to differ' when you are politely emphasizing that you disagree with someone.
If you say that something is going begging, you mean that it is available but no one is using it or accepting it.
There is other housing going begging in town.
城里还有些住宅无人问津。
If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
Hopewell's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same?
霍普韦尔的成功让人不禁要问:为什么其他公司不效仿呢?
If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it assumes that the question has already been answered and so does not deal with it.
The research begs a number of questions.
研究绕过了一些问题。
1. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
"You really won't tell?" she asked, begging for reassurance.
“你真的不说吗?”她问道,乞求得到安慰。
He said earlier that he is not holding out a begging bowl.
他早先说他不会伸手去乞求援助。
I wrote hundreds of begging letters to charities and businesses.
我给慈善团体和商业机构写了几百封求助信。
There is other housing going begging in town.
城里还有些住宅无人问津。
She was living alone, begging food from neighbors.
她孑然一身,向邻居们讨饭吃。