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- beg [bεg]
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vb
[
when intr, often foll by for] to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street -
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vb
to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly
- I beg forgiveness
- I beg to differ
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3.
vi.
[intr]
(of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly
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4.
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to leave unanswered or unresolved
- to beg a point
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5.
vi.
See also beg off
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vi.
[Etymology]
C13: probably from Old English bedecian; related to Gothic bidagwa
beggar -
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vi.
[Usage]
The use of beg the question to mean that a question needs to be asked is considered by some people to be incorrect
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- beg [bεg]
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n
a variant of bey
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n
a variant of bey
Examples
- Young birds beg for food from older birds and each other.
- 小鸟向大鸟讨食，也会彼此讨食。 → beg
- After getting fired she had to beg for money and food to feed her two kids.
- 被解雇后，为了养活两个孩子她被迫做了乞丐。 → beg
- I beg that you draw your attention to the fact that the boy is underage.
- 我恳请您注意一个事实，就是这个男孩儿还未成年。 → beg
- Jenny's dog is so funny, he has been trained to sit up and beg.
- 詹妮的狗太有趣儿了，经过训练，他能坐在地上抬起前脚做乞求的姿势了。
- to beg for sth
- 乞求某物 → beg
- to beg sb to do sth
- 恳求某人做某事 → beg
- I beg your pardon
- 对不起 → beg
- to beg the question (as to) whether
- 令人质疑 → beg
- to ask {or} beg for forgiveness
- 请求{或}乞求原谅 → forgiveness
- Some find jobs, but many are forced to beg.
- 一些人找到了工作，但许多人被迫去乞讨。 → many
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