entreaty [
in'tri:ti ]
n. 恳求, 乞求
The leader was deaf to all entreaties. 领导对一切恳求都置若罔闻。He knelt in front of the emperor with a look of entreaty . 他面带恳求的神态跪在皇帝面前。He felt very uncomfortable and looked entreaty at us. 他感到很不自在,用恳求的目光望着我们。
entreaty [ noun ] earnest or urgent request <noun.communication> an entreaty to stop the fighting an appeal for help an appeal to the public to keep calm
Entreaty \En*treat"y\, n.; pl. {Entreaties}. 1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. --Spenser. Syn: Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity. ※ ||
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in an extraordinary entreaty to the host of the Western economic summit, came knocking at the door just as capitalist club members were about to conclude another harmonious session.